Evaluation of the Negative Predictive Value of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Swab Screening in the Medical Intensive Care Units and Its Effect on Antibiotic Duration.
Chih-Hsun TaiWei-Ling LiuSung-Ching PanShih-Chi KuFang-Ju LinChien-Chih WuPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
The MRSA nasal swabs have high NPV for MRSA infection in critically ill patients. However, it has no impact on the empirical glycopeptide treatment duration. The value of MRSA nasal swabs should be advocated to optimize antibiotic therapy.