Abstract

Repeating nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) within 14 days may increase healthcare costs and inform anti-MRSA antibiotic therapy without known benefit. Within an inpatient admission, our retrospective, single-center evaluation found that conversion from negative to positive on repeat nasal MRSA PCR screen was uncommon (2%).

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