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Penicillin skin testing in methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A cost-effectiveness analysis

BACKGROUND: Beta-lactams are the mainstay for treating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections complicated by bacteremia due to superior outcomes compared with vancomycin. With approximately 11% of inpatients reporting a penicillin (PCN) allergy, many patients receive subopti...

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Autores principales: Mattingly, T. Joseph, Meninger, Stephen, Heil, Emily L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30615655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210271