Evaluation of Direct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from Positive Pediatric Blood Culture Bottles Using BD Phoenix M50

Evaluation of Direct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from Positive Pediatric Blood Culture Bottles Using BD Phoenix M50

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are life-threatening infections for which a timely initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy is critical. Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) directly performed on positive blood culture broths can help initiate targeted antibiotic therapy sooner than the stan...

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Main Authors: Princess Morales, Patrick Tang, Elaine Mariano, Arun Gopalan, Nisha Aji, Andrés Pérez-López, Mohammed Suleiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
blood stream infections
direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing
pediatric blood cultures
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/8/1704

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