PCR-Based MRSA Nasal Screening a Stewardship Success

By Ethan CoveySwitching from culture-based to PCR-based methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal screening can help better support patients on anti-MRSA therapy, according to a new study.The researchers found that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing led to substantially faster de-escalation of anti-MRSA therapy for hospitalized pneumonia patients across CHI Health facilities, in Omaha, Nebraska.The multicenter retrospective analysis (abstract 8-074) included 200 hospitalized