Nasal swab-guided deescalation of empirical linezolid in respiratory infections at a secondary-level hospital: quantification of quality gaps and antimicrobial stewardship opportunities.

Background: Empirical linezolid for respiratory infections risks overtreatment and therapeutic inertia. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal swabs have high negative predictive value for ruling out MRSA pneumonia, yet their systematic integration into clinical practice remains po...

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Publicado en:	Revista Española de Quimioterapia Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 347 - 357
Autores principales:	Victoria-Carazo, Javier Martínez de, Guerrero-Herrera, Carlos, Guillén-Zafra, Lucía, Sánchez-Yebra-Fernández, Waldo, Ruíz-Sancho, Andrés, Núñez-Núñez, María
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia Aug2026
Materias:	Linezolid Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Respiratory infections Hospitals Antimicrobial stewardship Treatment delay (Medicine) Therapeutics
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost