The Clinical Utility of MRSA Nasal Surveillance Swabs in Ruling-Out MRSA Infections in Children.
Emily R DiseroadPranita D TammaRebecca G SameAlice J HsuPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2023)
The utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal surveillance swabs has not been well-described in children. This retrospective, cohort study yielded a negative predictive value of 99.4% for an initial negative MRSA nasal surveillance swab in 165 hospitalized children with a suspected infection and clinical cultures obtained from a likely site of infection.