Case Series of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia With Discordant Genotypic and Phenotypic Categorization of Methicillin Susceptibility
Conclusions
Rapid identification of MRSA bacteremia via PCR provides actionable information to direct empiric treatment. The PCR results are highly accurate, though are infrequently not corroborated by AST due to various reasons.
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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