Meng L, Pourali S, Hitchcock M M, Ha D R, Mui E, Alegria W, Fox E, Diep C, Swayngim R, Chang A, Banaei N, Deresinski S, Holubar M
Department of Quality, Patient Safety and Effectiveness, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California, USA.
Stanford Antimicrobial Safety and Sustainability Program, Stanford, California, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 4;8(4):ofab099. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab099. eCollection 2021 Apr.
A pharmacist-driven methicillin-resistant (MRSA) nasal polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing protocol with a 70% acceptance rate for vancomycin discontinuation within 24 hours of negative results significantly reduced unnecessary vancomycin use with an estimated cost avoidance of $40 per vancomycin course. We found high concordance (141 of 147, 96%) of culture-based versus PCR-based MRSA nasal screening.
由药剂师主导的基于耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)鼻腔聚合酶链反应(PCR)的检测方案,在阴性结果后24小时内停用万古霉素的接受率为70%,显著减少了不必要的万古霉素使用,估计每个万古霉素疗程可节省40美元。我们发现基于培养的MRSA鼻腔筛查与基于PCR的筛查具有高度一致性(147例中的141例,96%)。