Evaluation of the Verigene® Blood Culture Nucleic Acid test for rapid identification of gram positive pathogens from positive blood cultures
<em>Background</em>. The rapid identification of the etiology and the evaluation of the antimicrobial susceptibility of the bacteria causing bacteremia is of outmost relevance to set up an adequate treatment of sepsis. In this study we evaluated the microarray based method, Verigene Gram...
Main Authors: | Agnese Cellini, Maria Federica Pedna, Francesca Del Bianco, Vittorio Sambri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2015-06-01
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Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/4945 |
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