Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal PCR Testing in Pediatric Patients With Suspected Respiratory Infections.
Brooke BakerFrances HungMichael J SmithAlaattin ErkanliKatherine GreenhillJillian E HayesAlice ParishGrace ZhouGanga S MoorthyConnor R DeriPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2024)
Observational studies in adults suggest nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) swabs have a high negative predictive value (NPV) for ruling out MRSA pneumonia, however, pediatric data are limited. This retrospective study of 505 pediatric patients found a 99.8% NPV among children with suspected respiratory infections.