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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...
Autores principales: | Woolever, Nathan L., Schomberg, Rachel J., Cai, Songlin, Dierkhising, Ross A., Dababneh, Ala S., Kujak, Richard C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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