Nasal screening is useful in excluding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in ventilator-associated pneumonia - 31/08/14
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.026
Jens Langsjoen, MD a, ⁎ 
, Christina Brady, MD b, Elisabeth Obenauf, MD c, Susan Kellie, MD, MPH d
, Christina Brady, MD b, Elisabeth Obenauf, MD c, Susan Kellie, MD, MPH d a Division of Hospital Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
b Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA
d Division of Infectious Disease, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
∗Address correspondence to Jens Langsjoen, MD, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Abstract |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening performed for infection control purposes may be useful in guiding decisions regarding the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in the intensive care unit. A cohort study of adults with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) found that admission MRSA nasal swabs had a negative predictive value of 94% for later MRSA VAP.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : MRSA, Antibiotic stewardship, CAP, MRSA colonization
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Vol 42 - N° 9
P. 1014-1015 - septembre 2014 Retour au numéro
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