Impact of results of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus surveillance culture of nasal specimens on subsequent antibiotic prescribing patterns

Jörg J. Ruhe; Barry Kreiswirth; David C. Perlman; Donna Mildvan; Brian Koll

doi:10.1086/655021

Impact of results of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus surveillance culture of nasal specimens on subsequent antibiotic prescribing patterns

Jörg J. Ruhe
, Barry Kreiswirth
, David C. Perlman
, Donna Mildvan
, Brian Koll

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Abstract

We studied the potential impact of results of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance culture of nasal specimens on physicians' vancomycin-prescribing habits. We compared 116 case patients who had positive results with 116 matched control subjects who had negative results. On multivariate analyses, a positive MRSA carrier status remained strongly predictive of vancomycin use within the subsequent 12 weeks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	842-845
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/655021
State	Published - Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Impact of results of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus surveillance culture of nasal specimens on subsequent antibiotic prescribing patterns

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