Multicenter study reports the prevalence of the cefazolin inoculum effect in intensive care unit patients, highlighting the utility of a modified nitrocefin test.
The cefazolin inoculum effect (CzIE) has been associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with MSSA infections. We aimed to investigate the point prevalence of the CzIE among nasal colonizing MSSA isolates from ICU patients in a multicenter study in Colombia (2019-2023). Patients underwent nasal swabs to assess for
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