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192. Augmenting Utility of Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Treatment of Gram-Negative Bacteremia with Stewardship Intervention

BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) can identify pathogens in bloodstream infections (BSI) in less than 24 hours. Our institution utilizes an RDT for blood cultures (BCx) that can detect various organisms and resistance determinants. A retrospective evaluation conducted in our institution calcu...

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Autores principales: Gerges, Jessica, Raja, Karan, Patel, Mitesh, Patel, Ruben, Chen, Brandon, Philips, Mona
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/PMC6810549/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.267