Diagnostic Accuracy of a Nasal Rapid Staphylococcus aureus PCR Test in Intubated Children With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

• Tác giả: A Anyélika Delerme, Todd Karsies, Corey Toocheck, Joshua R Watson
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : The Pediatric infectious disease journal , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 728604

Tóm tắt

 Observational studies demonstrate that nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance swabs have a high negative predictive value for MRSA infections. This prospective study of 94 children intubated for severe pneumonia showed a negative predictive value of >
 99% for rapid MRSA nasal polymerase chain reaction swabs performed at diagnosis, suggesting they could aid initial antibiotic prescription in critically ill children with pneumonia.