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197. The Clinical Impact of Early Detection of ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales with PCR-Based Blood Culture Assays

BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacterales can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The first-line treatment for these is a carbapenem. ESBL-encoding genes such as bla(ctx-m) can be detected by ePlex® Blood Culture Identi...

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Autores principales: Chang, Kai-Ming, Haghamad, Aya, Saunders-Hao, Patricia, Jain, Sumeet, Epstein, Marcia, Streva, Vincent, Juretschko, Stefan, Gautam-Goyal, Pranisha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752249/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.275