MicrobiologybioRxiv
Is it actionable? An Evaluation of the Rapid PCR-Based Blood Culture Identification Panel on the Management of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Blood Stream Infection
A. S. Tseng, S. N. Kasule, F. Rice…·T. E. Grys
This study evaluates the impact of a rapid PCR-based blood culture identification panel on antimicrobial management for gram-positive and gram-negative bloodstream infections, finding it reduces identification time but not antimicrobial escalation or de-escalation times.
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofy308