Performance and impact of a multiplex PCR in ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia

Performance and impact of a multiplex PCR in ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia

Abstract Background Early appropriate antibiotic therapy reduces morbidity and mortality of severe pneumonia. However, the emergence of bacterial resistance requires the earliest use of antibiotics with the narrowest possible spectrum. The Unyvero Hospitalized Pneumonia (HPN, Curetis) test is a mult...

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Main Authors: Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Lila Bouadma, Vincent Mathy, Kahina Allouche, Juliette Patrier, Martin Reboul, Philippe Montravers, Jean-François Timsit, Laurence Armand-Lefevre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Multiplex PCR
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Rapid diagnostics
Antibiotic stewardship
Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03067-2

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