Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diabetic foot infections.
Lawrence A LaveryJavier La FontaineKavita BhavanPaul J KimJayme R WilliamsNathan A Hunt
Published in: Diabetic foot & ankle (2014)
Positive nasal swabs are not predictive of the infecting agent; however, a negative nasal swab rules out MRSA as the infecting agent in foot wounds with 90% accuracy.