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79. Outcomes Associated with the Utilization of the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assay to De-escalate Vancomycin Therapy in Patients with Suspected Pneumonia at a Rural Community Hospital
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is often added to standard inpatient community acquired pneumonia therapy, but the incidence of MRSA pneumonia is relatively low. The MRSA nasal PCR assay is used to detect if a patient’s nares are colonized with MRSA. Studies have found that this test has an excellent negativ...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777228/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.124 |