Prospective Nasal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Pneumonia

Nicholas Raush; Kevin D. Betthauser; Karen Shen; Tamara Krekel; Marin H. Kollef

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab578

Prospective Nasal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Pneumonia

Nicholas Raush
, Kevin D. Betthauser
, Karen Shen
, Tamara Krekel
, Marin H. Kollef

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We carried out a prospective de-escalation study based on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal cultures in intensive care unit patients with suspected pneumonia. Days of anti-MRSA therapy was significantly reduced in the intervention group (2 [0-3] days vs 1 [0-2] day; P <. 01). Time to MRSA de-escalation was also shortened in the intervention group.

Original language	English
Article number	ofab578
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab578
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

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Staphylococcus aureus
intensive care
pneumonia
screening

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