Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia

oleh: Anthony D Bai, Lisa Burry, Adrienne Showler, Marilyn Steinberg, Daniel Ricciuto, Tania Fernandes, Anna Chiu, Sumit Raybardhan, George A Tomlinson, Chaim M Bell, Andrew M Morris

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2015-01-01

Deskripsi

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is an important infection. Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) screening is performed on hospitalized patients for infection control purposes.