Clinical utility of infection control documentation of prior methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization or infection for optimization of empirical antibiotic therapy.
This 5-year study of 25,378 hospitalizations measured the utility of infection control documentation of prior methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization or infection for the optimization of empirical antibiotic therapy. Documented prior MRSA colonization or infection was predictive of subsequent MRSA infections (odds ratio, 4.05). Physicians appear to use this documentation when prescribing empirical therapy for suspected bacteremia.
Schweizer
Marin L
ML
Department of Epidemiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 2201, USA. mschweiz@epi.umaryland.edu
Furuno
Jon P
JP
Harris
Anthony D
AD
McGregor
Jessina C
JC
Thom
Kerri A
KA
Johnson
Jennifer K
JK
Shardell
Michelle D
MD
Perencevich
Eli N
EN
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D008499:Medical Records; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
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