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1994. Impact of Pharmacist-initiated MRSA Nasal PCR Protocol on Pneumonia Therapy in a Community Teaching Hospital

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal PCR testing can rapidly detect MRSA colonization via nasopharyngeal swab. With a high negative predictive value for MRSA pneumonia, this test may help minimize the duration of anti-MRSA therapy and associated adverse drug events. T...

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Autores principales: Pham, Selena, Sturm, Abby, Dumkow, Lisa, Jacoby, Joshua, Egwuatu, Nnaemeka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809127/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1674

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