MRSA Swabs: When it Helps & When It Doesn't

MRSA Swabs: When it Helps & When It Doesn't - On Demand 2025

One swab can steer an entire treatment plan—when should it? In this on‑demand session, you’ll review the strongest data and describe when MRSA testing truly informs isolation, empiric therapy, and de‑escalation. We discuss pitfalls, timing, and false reassurance, then implement ward‑ready workflows. Finish ready to make faster, safer choices while reducing overuse and improving outcomes.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on May 06, 2028

Credit Offered

0.75 CME Credit

0.75 ABIM-MOC Point

0.75 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Describe the rationale for use of MRSA swabs.
Discuss the strengths and limitations of MRSA swabs.
Implement the use of MRSA swabs into your clinical practice.

Faculty

Daniel Steinberg

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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