Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pathogen Detection in Septic Patients under Routine Condition: An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Treatment of septic shock relies on appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Current culture based methods deliver final results after days, which may delay potentially lifesaving adjustments in antimicrobial therapy. This study was undertaken to compare PCR with blood culture results under ro...

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Autores principales: Bloos, Frank, Sachse, Svea, Kortgen, Andreas, Pletz, Mathias W., Lehmann, Marc, Straube, Eberhard, Riedemann, Niels C., Reinhart, Konrad, Bauer, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046003

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