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Predictive Value of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Swab PCR Assay for MRSA Pneumonia

Pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with poor outcomes and frequently merits empirical antibiotic consideration despite its relatively low incidence. Nasal colonization with MRSA is associated with clinical MRSA infection and can be reliably detected usi...

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Main Authors: Dangerfield, Benjamin, Chung, Andrew, Webb, Brandon, Seville, Maria Teresa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3910879/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24277023
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01805-13
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