What is the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the care of diagnostically challenging OPAT patients? Illustrative cases and literature review

Optimal care of patients requiring long-term outpatient parenteral or oral antimicrobial therapy by infectious diseases (ID) specialists is facilitated by an accurate microbiologic diagnosis. Close collaboration between ID specialists and the clinical microbiology laboratory for routine or specializ...

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Autores principales: Nori, Priya, Thwe, Phyu, Mogollon, Jaime, Bartash, Rachel, Szymczak, Wendy, Orner, Erika, Bolkent, Musa, Patel, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
Materias:
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10571669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20499361231205092
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Sumario:Optimal care of patients requiring long-term outpatient parenteral or oral antimicrobial therapy by infectious diseases (ID) specialists is facilitated by an accurate microbiologic diagnosis. Close collaboration between ID specialists and the clinical microbiology laboratory for routine or specialized molecular testing can result in more accurate diagnoses, streamlined antimicrobial regimens, and improved patient outcomes.

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