Impact of a Pharmacist-driven Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swab Protocol on the De-escalation of Empiric Vancomycin in Patients with Pneumonia in a Rural Healthcare Setting

Introduction Pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carries a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Many clinicians empirically treat those at risk of developing MRSA pneumonia with vancomycin. Several studies have identified a high negative predictive value of the MR...

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Autores principales: Dadzie, Precious, Dietrich, Tyson, Ashurst, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31938656
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6378

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31938656
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6378

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