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What the MRSA PCR? The Role of Nose PCR Swabs in Stewardship.

By apena17 on February 9, 2022

I recently wrote about the fact that all pneumonia are aspiration events. Depending on the colonization of the oropharynx and the volume of aspirate material plays a role in the development of subsequent disease. It stands to reason that, if we are able to figure out what is colonizing the oropharynx, we may be able

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