Hayden L Smith1, Samuel P DuMontier1, Amanda M Bushman2

  • 1Medical Education Services, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, Des Moines, IA.

Ochsner journal
|June 16, 2023
PubMed
概括

在ICU中切换到聚合酶链反应 (PCR) 进行甲基耐药黄金葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 测试,显著减少了结果的周转时间. 快速的MRSA测试结果通过优化菌素的使用来帮助抗菌药物管理.

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