Association between a rapid diagnostic test to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus pneumonia and decreased vancomycin use in a medical intensive care unit over a 30-month period.
Chiagozie O PickensChao QiMichael PostelnickJoseph PaonessaHelen K DonnellyRichard G WunderinkPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
Vancomycin overuse is common, yet few data are available regarding how to improve stewardship of this antibiotic. We identify an association between use of a PCR assay to rule out MRSA pneumonia and a significant, sustained decrease in average vancomycin days of therapy over a 30-month period.
Keyphrases
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- intensive care unit
- staphylococcus aureus
- healthcare
- high throughput
- electronic health record
- stem cells
- big data
- respiratory failure
- community acquired pneumonia
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- single cell
- deep learning
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- quantum dots