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Do you use MRSA nares PCR to influence antibiotic selection for non-respiratory infections?

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BLUF: Yes, I use a MRSA nares PCR for early de-escalation in the stable patient with a non-purulent, non-respiratory infection.

Mergenhagen et al., PMID 31573026 retrospectively examined nearly half a million clinical cultures and compared them to MRSA nares results. Among all infections, the NPVs w...

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