Performance and Impact on Antibiotic Prescriptions of a Multiplex PCR in a Real-Life Cohort of Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Ventilated Pneumonia: A Retrospective Monocentric Observational Study

Performance and Impact on Antibiotic Prescriptions of a Multiplex PCR in a Real-Life Cohort of Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Ventilated Pneumonia: A Retrospective Monocentric Observational Study

Pulmonary multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) allows rapid pathogen detection. We aimed to assess its impact on initial antibiotic prescriptions in ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia. Between November 2020 and March 2022,ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia hospitalized in...

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Main Authors: Emma Chambe, Perrine Bortolotti, Rémy Diesnis, Caroline Laurans, Rozenn Héquette-Ruz, Sophie Panaget, Patrick Herbecq, Anne Vachée, Agnès Meybeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
pneumonia
multiplex PCR
COVID-19
antibiotic use
intensive care
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/12/1646

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