PCR for the detection of pathogens in neonatal early onset sepsis.

BACKGROUND:A large proportion of neonates are treated for presumed bacterial sepsis with broad spectrum antibiotics even though their blood cultures subsequently show no growth. This study aimed to investigate PCR-based methods to identify pathogens not detected by conventional culture. METHODS:Whol...

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Main Authors: Clarissa Oeser, Marcus Pond, Philip Butcher, Alison Bedford Russell, Philipp Henneke, Ken Laing, Timothy Planche, Paul T Heath, Kathryn Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226817