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Title: Impact of results of a rapid Staphylococcus aureus diagnostic test on prescribing of antibiotics for patients with clustered gram-positive cocci in blood cultures.
Authors: Davies J
Gordon CL
Tong SYC
Baird RW
Davis JS
Citation: Journal of clinical microbiology 2012-06; 50(6): 2056-8
Abstract: In tropical northern Australia, approximately 20% of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We prospectively evaluated the impact on clinician antibiotic prescribing of the results obtained from performing the GeneXpert MRSA/SA test on 151 positive blood cultures with clustered gram-positive cocci. The GeneXpert result led to earlier appropriate prescription of vancomycin for 54% of patients with MRSA; 25% of patients avoided vancomycin, and 16% of patients had all antibiotics ceased.
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Journal title: Journal of clinical microbiology
Publication Date: 2012-06
Type: Evaluation Study
Journal Article
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10137/5686
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06773-11
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