166Rapid MRSA PCR on Respiratory Specimens from Ventilated Patients with Suspected Pneumonia: A Potential Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship
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166. Rapid MRSA PCR on Respiratory Specimens from Ventilated Patients with Suspected Pneumonia: A Potential Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship Sergio E. Trevino, MD; Morgan A. Pence, PhD; Jonas Marschall, MD; Marin H. Kollef, MD; Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH; Carey-Ann D. Burnham, PhD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Pediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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