646. Evaluation of the Utility of a New Comprehensive Molecular Assay to Test for the Common Pathogens that Cause Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and its Potential Impact on Antibiotic Therapy

BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) has high mortality among critically ill patients. The current standard of care for diagnosing bacterial causes of LRTI is respiratory culture, which is time consuming and insensitive. The FilmArray Pneumonia Panel (FA-Pneumo) (Biofire Diagnostics,...

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Autores principales: Tarro, Thomas M, Bulter-Wu, Susan, Kovacs, Andrea, Cielo, Mikhaela
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/PMC6811207/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6811207/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.714

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