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Frequency of Susceptibility Testing for Patients with Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Currently, no standards exist for determining the optimal frequency of repeat antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) when an organism is recurrently isolated from the same specimen source. Although testing every 2 to 5 days is thought sufficient, we present three cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia where current laboratory protocol for repeating AST every 5 days was inadequate to identify resistant organisms.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02081-13

Authors: Carmen L. Giltner, Theodoros Kelesidis, Janet A. Hindler, April M. Bobenchik, Romney M. Humphries

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences