| Literature DB >> 30568975 |
Kimberly C Claeys1, K E Schlaffer2, E L Heil1, S Leekha3, J K Johnson4.
Abstract
Rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) allows for early adjustment of antibiotic therapy. This study examined the potential impact of a stewardship-driven antibiotic treatment algorithm, incorporating RDT into the management of Gram-negative bacteremia. The proposed algorithm would have resulted in 88.4% of cases receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy versus 78.1% by standard of care (P = .014).Entities:
Keywords: diagnostic stewardship; multiplex PCR; rapid diagnostic
Year: 2018 PMID: 30568975 PMCID: PMC6194422 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy233
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis ISSN: 2328-8957 Impact factor: 3.835