Predictive characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening tests for methicillin resistance among S. aureus clinical isolates from hospitalized veterans

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 May;40(5):603-605. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.32. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Abstract

For patients with possible Staphylococcus aureus infection, providers must decide whether to treat empirically for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Nares MRSA colonization screening tests could inform decisions regarding empiric MRSA-active antibiotic use.1,2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Hospitals, Veterans
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Minnesota
  • Nose / microbiology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Veterans

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents