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1. Empiric Anti-MRSA Therapy in Pneumonia May Not Always Be a Good Idea.

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AHC MEDIA

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*CULTURES (Biology), *DRUG side effects, *HOSPITAL care, *COMMUNITY-acquired pneumonia, *METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus, *HOSPITAL mortality
Abstract

In a retrospective cohort study, 88,605 patients in the Veterans Administration system who were hospitalized with pneumonia were examined. Thirty-eight percent received empiric anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) treatment. Empiric anti-MRSA treatment was not associated with a reduction in mortality in any subgroup of patients studied and appeared to cause harm in many patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020

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