Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Landon Gray
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal swab PCR (polymerase chain reaction) has a very high negative predictive value (NPV) and a very low post-test probability for a negative test for invasive MRSA infection in severely ill children, making it a potentially useful tool for antimicrobial stewardship, according to data presented at the 2023 Critical Care Congress (SCCM), held in San