Is it actionable? An Evaluation of the Rapid PCR-Based Blood Culture Identification Panel on the Management of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Blood Stream Infection
A. S. Tseng, S. N. Kasule, F. Rice, L. Mi, L. Chan, M. T. Seville, T. E. Grys
This study evaluates the impact of a rapid PCR-based blood culture identification panel on antimicrobial management for gram-positive and gram-negative bloodstream infections, finding it reduces identification time but not antimicrobial escalation or de-escalation times.
bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2018Microbiology