Multicenter evaluation of a syndromic rapid multiplex PCR test for early adaptation of antimicrobial therapy in adult patients with pneumonia

Multicenter evaluation of a syndromic rapid multiplex PCR test for early adaptation of antimicrobial therapy in adult patients with pneumonia

Abstract Background Improving timeliness of pathogen identification is crucial to allow early adaptation of antibiotic therapy and improve prognosis in patients with pneumonia. We evaluated the relevance of a new syndromic rapid multiplex PCR test (rm-PCR) on respiratory samples to guide empirical a...

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Main Authors: Céline Monard, Jonathan Pehlivan, Gabriel Auger, Sophie Alviset, Alexy Tran Dinh, Paul Duquaire, Nabil Gastli, Camille d’Humières, Adel Maamar, André Boibieux, Marion Baldeyrou, Julien Loubinoux, Olivier Dauwalder, Vincent Cattoir, Laurence Armand-Lefèvre, Solen Kernéis, the ADAPT study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Antimicrobial stewardship
Pneumonia
Multiplex PCR
Syndromic tests
Biofire® FilmArray®
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03114-y

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