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Rapid diagnostics for bloodstream infections: A primer for infection preventionists
- Source :
- American Journal of Infection Control. 46:1060-1068
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- Accurate and rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing with pathogen identification in bloodstream infections is critical to life results for early sepsis intervention. Advancements in rapid diagnostics have shortened the time to results from days to hours and have had positive effects on clinical outcomes and on efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance when paired with robust antimicrobial stewardship programs. This article provides infection preventionists with a working knowledge of available rapid diagnostics for bloodstream infections.
- Subjects :
- Microbiological Techniques
0301 basic medicine
Time Factors
Epidemiology
business.industry
Health Policy
030106 microbiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Antimicrobial susceptibility
medicine.disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Microbiology
Sepsis
03 medical and health sciences
Infectious Diseases
Antibiotic resistance
medicine
Humans
Antimicrobial stewardship
Primer (molecular biology)
business
Pathogen
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01966553
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2d50a48d9fd3bbb4c0eed38c047ca9e3