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539. Impact of a Rapid Diagnostic Assay for the Detection of Bacterial and Viral Agents on Antimicrobial use in Critically Ill Patients with Pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Conventional diagnostic methods for pneumonia have a long turnaround time, and a pathogen is isolated in only 33% of cases. As a result, empiric therapy with broad-spectrum antimicrobials often becomes definitive therapy. Rapid molecular diagnostics paired with antimicrobial stewardship...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752316/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.592 |