Rapid and actionable nasal-swab screening supports antimicrobial stewardship in patients with pneumonia: a prospective study

Rapid and actionable nasal-swab screening supports antimicrobial stewardship in patients with pneumonia: a prospective study

Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal screening by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a rapid diagnostic tool with a high negative predictive value for pneumonia caused by MRSA. MRSA remains an important emerging pathogen in China and at present, there is littl...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siyao Chen, Yuanyuan Xiao, Caixia Tan, Juan Zhou, Ting Liu, Sisi Zhang, Yiran Hu, Yang Liu, Ming Zheng, Letao Chen, Xinghui Gao, Yi-Wei Tang, Fred C. Tenover, Anhua Wu, Chunhui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nasal swab
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial stewardship
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01615-5
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01615-5

Similar Items