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1999. Does Pharmacist-Driven Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus PCR Nasal Screening Decrease Time to De-Escalation of MRSA Coverage in Patients with Pneumonia?
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin and linezolid are antibiotics used in cases where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected, including in cases where MRSA is suspected to be the cause of pneumonia. MRSA nasal PCR has been shown to have a high negative predictive value when used to rule...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809096/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1679 |