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1809. Improved Vancomycin Utilization With Rapidly Available Xpert MRSA/SA BC PCR and Microbiologist Case Review
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections are life threatening, and are empirically treated with vancomycin. Our objective was to assess the impact of a rapidly available PCR for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) on the amount and duration of vancomycin use in methicillin-sensiti...
Autores principales: | Li, Lisa, Calissi, Piera, Blondel-Hill, Edith, Wang, Bing, Wilmer, Amanda |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253897/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1465 |
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