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WHY STOP? A prospective observational vignette-based study to determine the cognitive-behavioural effects of rapid diagnostic PCR-based point-of-care test results on antibiotic cessation in ICU infections

OBJECTIVES: Point-of-care tests (POCTs) for infection offer accurate rapid diagnostics but do not consistently improve antibiotic stewardship (ASP) of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia. We aimed to measure the effect of a negative PCR-POCT result on intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians’ anti...

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Autores principales: Singh, Suveer, Nurek, Martine, Mason, Sonia, Moore, Luke SP, Mughal, Nabeela, Vizcaychipi, Marcela P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10668237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37989388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073577