Effect of rapid methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal polymerase chain reaction screening on vancomycin use in the intensive care unit.
Calvin DiepLina MengSamaneh PouraliMatthew M HitchcockWilliam AlegriaRebecca SwayngimRan RanNiaz BanaeiStan DeresinskiMarisa HolubarPublished in: American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2021)
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.