A Single-center, Quasi-experimental Study to Evaluate the Impact of a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction System Combined with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on Time to Targeted Therapy in Patients with Suspected Central Nervous System Infection

BACKGROUND: Empiric treatment for central nervous system (CNS) infections consists of coverage with multiple antimicrobial agents that may be continued until a pathogen can be identified. Identification may take significant time to result, leading to extended durations of multiple antimicrobial agen...

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Autores principales: Powell, Kelsey, Revolinski, Sara, Gibble, Allison, Daniels, Anne, Wainaina, J Njeri, Huang, Angela
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/PMC5631901/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.021

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631901/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.021

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