The utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening for patients with a diabetic foot infection.

Conclusion. Given the high NPVs, MRSA nares screening may be a stewardship tool for de-escalation and avoidance of empirical anti-MRSA therapy in patients who are not nasal carries of MRSA. PMID: 31988097 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Source Type: research