Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus</i> aureus nasal swabs: trends in use and association with outcomes
Use of early polymerase chain reaction-based MRSA nasal swabs varied across US hospitals and increased over time. Receiving care in a hospital with higher swab use was associated with shorter anti-MRSA antibiotic duration.
Authors
- Bhavarth Shukla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3139-8851)
- Hayley B. Gershengorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7360-2489)
- Hannah Wunsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5477-8422)
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Cornell University (US)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10093
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Association Belge contre les Maladies Neuro-Musculaires