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Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Utilization and Cost Savings of Multiplex Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Respiratory Pathogen Testing in a Large Community Hospital

BACKGROUND: PCR technology can be used for precise detection of infectious agents and improves antibiotic stewardship through: Accelerated de-escalation of therapy Rapid identification of pathogens Detection of resistance genes. In our center, basic respiratory Panel detect 11 targets and cost $100...

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Autores principales: Hassoun, Ali, Edwards, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631109/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.853