The Clinical Utility of MRSA Nasal Surveillance Swabs in Ruling-Out MRSA Infections in Children

Abstract The utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal surveillance swabs has not been well-described in children. This retrospective, cohort study yielded a negative predictive value of 99.4% for an initial negative MRSA nasal surveillance swab in 165 hospitalized children...

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Published inJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 184 - 187
Main Authors Diseroad, Emily R, Tamma, Pranita D, Same, Rebecca G, Hsu, Alice J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Oxford University Press 18.04.2023
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Child
Cohort Studies
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nose
Retrospective Studies
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
methicillin-resistant
nasal surveillance swab
children
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus
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Summary:Abstract The utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal surveillance swabs has not been well-described in children. This retrospective, cohort study yielded a negative predictive value of 99.4% for an initial negative MRSA nasal surveillance swab in 165 hospitalized children with a suspected infection and clinical cultures obtained from a likely site of infection. In a study of 165 hospitalized children with suspected infection, an initial negative MRSA surveillance swab had a negative predictive value of 99.4% for the development of subsequent MRSA infections. Negative MRSA surveillance swabs are a reliable tool for de-escalating anti-MRSA therapy in children.
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ISSN:2048-7207
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piad011