Impact of Stewardship Pharmacist Driven MRSA Nasal Surveillance and De-escalation of Anti-MRSA Therapy

• Główni autorzy: Jessica Dillon (Autor), Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo (Autor), Dora Wiskirchen (Autor), Domenic Vita (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Intravenous vancomycin is commonly used as initial empiric coverage for pneumonia but is often unnecessary. MRSA nasal surveillance cultures (MRSA nasal swab) have been highlighted in recent literature and the 2019 IDSA Pneumonia Treatment Guidelines as a tool to avoid unnecessary MRSA c...