Multiplex polymerase chain reaction to diagnose bloodstream infections in patients after cardiothoracic surgery

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction to diagnose bloodstream infections in patients after cardiothoracic surgery

Abstract Background Sepsis and other infectious complications are major causes of mortality and morbidity in patients after cardiac surgery. Whereas conventional blood culture (BC) suffers from low sensitivity as well as a reporting delay of approximately 48–72 h, real-time multiplex polymerase chai...

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Main Authors: Kevin Pilarczyk, Peter-Michael Rath, Joerg Steinmann, Matthias Thielmann, Stephan A. Padosch, Max Dürbeck, Heinz Jakob, Fabian Dusse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Blood stream infection
Blood culture
Real time multiplex polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0727-5

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