Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2015)

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/212184
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 201 – 206

Abstract

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