DECEMBER 14, 2021

Clinical EHR alerts part of the strategy

Hospital Pharmacists Optimize MRSA Screening

By David Wild
Hospital pharmacists can improve methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening and limit unnecessary use of vancomycin, researchers said at the ASHP 2021 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, held virtually.

Although it is recommended to withhold MRSA treatment in the presence of a negative swab (Clin Infect Dis 2016;63[5]:e61-e111), “data are lacking regarding pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship efforts using MRSA nasal screening,” said lead