Role of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in the management of skin and soft tissue infections

Autor:	Kenneth M. Jarman, Timothy H. Dellit, Anneliese M. Schleyer, Jeannie D. Chan
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Adult Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty Staphylococcus aureus Meticillin Micrococcaceae Epidemiology medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Drug resistance medicine.disease_cause Sensitivity and Specificity Microbiology Young Adult Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Aged biology business.industry Health Policy Soft Tissue Infections Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Community-Acquired Infections Nasal Mucosa Infectious Diseases Nasal Swab Wounds and Injuries Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcal Skin Infections Nasal Cavity business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	American journal of infection control. 38(8)
ISSN:	1527-3296
Popis:	We set out to determine whether nasal swab isolates can identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and guide therapy in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Among hospitalized patients admitted to a general medicine service with SSTI, specificity and positive predictive value for MRSA in nasal swab isolates were 100%; sensitivity was 55%. Thus, positive nasal swab cultures may help identify MRSA colonization and guide antimicrobial therapy for SSTI when wound cultures cannot be obtained.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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