Experience with PCR Testing for Enteric Bacteria and Viruses of Emergency Department Patients with Acute Gastroenteritis: Are There Implications for the Early Treatment of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection?
Early identification of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) pathogens via PCR may improve the management of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). In this study, we evaluated the implementation of a testing algorithm for ED patients with AGE using the BD MAX automated PCR system. Data from 13...
Main Authors: | Andreas Iffland, Maria Zechel, Jan-Christoph Lewejohann, Birgit Edel, Stefan Hagel, Michael Hartmann, Bettina Löffler, Jürgen Rödel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-03-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/3/243 |
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