Effect of rapid methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal polymerase chain reaction screening on vancomycin use in the intensive care unit
CONCLUSION: The implementation of a pharmacist-driven MRSA nasal PCR screen was associated with a decrease in vancomycin duration and the number of vancomycin levels obtained in critically ill patients with suspected pneumonia.PMID:34297040 | DOI:10.1093/ajhp/zxab296
Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Calvin Diep Lina Meng Samaneh Pourali Matthew M Hitchcock William Alegria Rebecca Swayngim Ran Ran Niaz Banaei Stan Deresinski Marisa Holubar Source Type: research
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