Clinical utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays beyond respiratory infections

• Main Authors: Haley M. Noeldner (Author), Zachary J. Bliek (Author), Nephi E. Jones (Author), Ryan D. Prusa (Author), Melissa S. Wilkinson (Author), Amanda M. Bushman (Author), Rossana Rosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We estimated the predictive value of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for blood, bone, and soft-tissue cultures. The specificities were 88.8%, 88.5%, and 92.7% for all cultures, blood cultures, and bone and soft-tissue cultures respectively, an...