1774. Impact of a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay on the Clinical Management of Adults Undergoing a Lumbar Puncture for Suspected Community-Onset Central Nervous System Infections

BACKGROUND: Patients admitted from the community with a suspected central nervous system (CNS) infection require prompt antimicrobial treatment and diagnostic evaluation. Our health network recently implemented a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in-house. METHODS: This was a pre-/post...

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Autores principales: Moffa, Matthew, Elrufay, Rawiya, Walsh, Thomas L, Carr, Dustin R, Shively, Nathan, Buchanan, Carley, Bremmer, Derek N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808703/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1637

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