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Clinical Impact of MALDI-TOF MS Identification and Rapid Susceptibility Testing on Adequate Antimicrobial Treatment in Sepsis with Positive Blood Cultures

Shortening the turn-around time (TAT) of positive blood culture (BC) identification (ID) and susceptibility results is essential to optimize antimicrobial treatment in patients with sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the impact on antimicrobial prescription of a modified workflow of positive BCs providing...

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Autores principales: Verroken, Alexia, Defourny, Lydwine, le Polain de Waroux, Olivier, Belkhir, Leïla, Laterre, Pierre-François, Delmée, Michel, Glupczynski, Youri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27228001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156299