Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing from blood culture bottles with species agnostic real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Development and implementation of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing is critical for guiding patient care and improving clinical outcomes, especially in cases of sepsis. One approach to reduce the time-to-answer for antimicrobial susceptibility is monitoring the inhibition of DNA production,...

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Main Authors: Tucker Maxson, Candace D Blancett, Amanda S Graham, Christopher P Stefan, Timothy D Minogue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209042