Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Wu H, Kratzer T, Zhou L, Soe M, Edwards J, Neuhauser M, Benin A, Hicks L, Srinivasan A, Pollock D. Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s40-s40. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-MRSA agentsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkPositive infectionsMicrobiologic culture resultsInfection burdenAntimicrobial useHospital characteristicsCulture resultsStandardized antimicrobial administration ratioStaphylococcus aureusRisk adjustmentLower respiratory specimensIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsQuinupristin/dalfopristinResistant Staphylococcus aureusMedical school affiliationAU ratesIntravenous vancomycinMicrobiologic dataCare unitDay patientsRespiratory specimensAntimicrobial daysHigh prevalence