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2080. Impact of the Implementation of a Rapid Meningitis/Encephalitis Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel on Clinical Outcomes: Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort of Adult and Pediatric Patients

BACKGROUND: Meningoencephalitis has a high mortality rate, therefore rapid identification of the underlying etiology is essential to optimize clinical and stewardship outcomes. The standard for diagnosis of meningoencephalitis included cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture and viral polymerase chain rea...

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Autores principales: Evans, Martha, Rose, Dusten, Merkel, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253705/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1736