Clinical utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays beyond respiratory infections
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X2200256X/type/journal_article |