724. Gastrointestinal (GI) PCR vs Stool Cultures: Impact on Length of Hospital Stay (LOS) and Antibiotic Use

BACKGROUND: GI PCR can detect 22 pathogens (bacteria, parasites and viruses) from a single stool sample. Stool cultures are labor intensive and only target the most common diarrheal pathogens (such as Campylobacter, E. coli and a few parasites). We hypothesized that implementation of GI PCR would re...

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Autores principales: Singh, Vansha, Yune, Philip, Rasul, Rehana, Schwartz, Rebecca, Niknam, Negin, Khameraj, Aradhana, Malhotra, Prashant, Farber, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778067/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.916

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778067/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.916

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