Emergency management in bacterial meningitis and sepsis: application of real time-polymerase chain reaction and FilmArray technology performed directly on cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples

<em>Background</em> <em>and</em> <em>Aims</em>. Bacterial meningitis and sepsis are medical emergencies where tests with a high sensitivity and short turn around time (TAT) are crucial for an early targeted therapy. Aim of this study was the evaluation of an optim...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Loria Bianchi, Zaleida Napoli, Swan Donati, Patrizia Lencioni, Fabiano Santoni, Riccardo Lari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/5084