Role of nasal swab culture in guiding antimicrobial therapy for acute cellulitis in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A prospective study of 89 patients
Journal
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
3
Pages
494-497
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
In this prospective study of 89 patients with acute cellulitis, we showed nasal swab culture of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), taken at enrollment, has a high specificity of 95% in predicting MRSA cellulitis among the 24 patients whose cellulitis became purulent. However, the sensitivity is only 20%.
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Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Type
journal article