학술논문
Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal PCR Testing in Pediatric Patients With Suspected Respiratory Infections.
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Article
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Subject
*NASAL cavity
*PREDICTIVE tests
*RESPIRATORY infections
*RESEARCH funding
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus
*CHILDREN'S hospitals
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PEDIATRICS
*INTENSIVE care units
*MEDICAL screening
*COMPARATIVE studies
*DATA analysis software
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics)
*CHILDREN
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2048-7193
Abstract
Observational studies in adults suggest nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) swabs have a high negative predictive value (NPV) for ruling out MRSA pneumonia, however, pediatric data are limited. This retrospective study of 505 pediatric patients found a 99.8% NPV among children with suspected respiratory infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]