Implementation of short incubation MALDI-TOF MS identification from positive blood cultures in routine diagnostics and effects on empiric antimicrobial therapy

Implementation of short incubation MALDI-TOF MS identification from positive blood cultures in routine diagnostics and effects on empiric antimicrobial therapy

Abstract Background Results of blood culture (BC) diagnostics should be swiftly available to guide treatment of critically ill patients. Conventional BC diagnostics usually performs species identification of microorganisms from mature solid medium colonies. Species identification might be speed up b...

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Main Authors: Robin Köck, Jörg Wüllenweber, Dagmar Horn, Christian Lanckohr, Karsten Becker, Evgeny A. Idelevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Antibiotic stewardship
MALDI-TOF MS
Sepsis
Diagnostics
Blood culture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0173-4

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