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116. Leveraging the Use of the PCR-based Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Swab in the Emergency Department to Optimize Vancomycin Use in the Inpatient Setting
BACKGROUND: The MRSA nasal swab has been shown to have a negative predictive value of 97–100% for an MRSA infection. Therefore, a negative MRSA swab can be an important antimicrobial stewardship tool to stop unnecessary empiric anti-MRSA therapy. Prolonged anti-MRSA therapy may increase hospital len...
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| Published in: | Open Forum Infect Dis |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777986/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.161 |
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