Does universal active MRSA surveillance influence anti-MRSA antibiotic use? A retrospective analysis of the treatment of patients admitted with suspicion of infection at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers between 2005 and 2010

OBJECTIVES: After the implementation of an active surveillance programme for MRSA in US Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers, there was an increase in vancomycin use. We investigated whether positive MRSA admission surveillance tests were associated with MRSA-positive clinical admission cultures an...

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Publicado no:J Antimicrob Chemother
Main Authors: Jones, Makoto, Huttner, Benedikt, Leecaster, Molly, Huttner, Angela, Damal, Kavitha, Tanner, Windy, Nielson, Christopher, Rubin, Michael A., Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Madaras-Kelly, Karl, Samore, Matthew H.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296187/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25103488
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku299
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