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194. Description of Positive Blood Culture Results not Identified by Verigene Informs Empiric Antibiotic Selection
BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections are a leading cause of mortality amongst hospitalized patients. Optimizing time to pathogen identification and receipt of appropriate antibiotic therapy significantly decreases mortality, morbidity, and length of hospitalization. Rapid diagnostic tests, such as Ver...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810144/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.269 |