Pharmacist-Driven MRSA Nasal PCR Screening and the Duration of Empirical Vancomycin Therapy for Suspected MRSA Respiratory Tract Infections

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of a pharmacist-driven, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)−based nasal screening protocol for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on vancomycin therapy duration and on rates of adverse drug events and 30-day hospital readmission. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From...

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Autores principales: Woolever, Nathan L., Schomberg, Rachel J., Cai, Songlin, Dierkhising, Ross A., Dababneh, Ala S., Kujak, Richard C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33083704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.05.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33083704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.05.002

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