bloodstream infection in an immunocompromised host with discordant multiplex polymerase chain reaction and conventional blood culture results: a case report

Prompt treatment of candidemia, especially in immunocompromised hosts, is known to improve outcomes. We present a case of discordance among results of Gram stain, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based rapid diagnostic technology, and conventional cultures that subsequently resulted in dela...

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Main Authors: Jordan Jones, Kamla Sanasi-Bhola, Majdi N. Al-Hasan, Layne Reihart, Julie Ann Justo, P. Brandon Bookstaver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-11-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361221138446