Impact of mecA Gene Testing and Intervention by Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacists on Time to Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at a University Hospital

摘要

In patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, intervention by infectious disease clinical pharmacists on the basis of the results of tests for mecA resulted in a 25.4-h reduction in the time to optimal antimicrobial therapy, from 64.7 ± 36.8 to 39.3 ± 15.5 h (P = 0.002), which may result in decreased mortality.