Measurement of microbial DNA polymerase activity enables detection and growth monitoring of microbes from clinical blood cultures.

Measurement of microbial DNA polymerase activity enables detection and growth monitoring of microbes from clinical blood cultures.

Surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSI) is a high priority within the hospital setting. Broth-based blood cultures are the current gold standard for detecting BSI, however they can require lengthy incubation periods prior to detection of positive samples. We set out to demonstrate the feasibili...

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Main Authors: Daniel R Zweitzig, Nichol M Riccardello, John Morrison, Jason Rubino, Jennifer Axelband, Rebecca Jeanmonod, Bruce I Sodowich, Mark J Kopnitsky, S Mark O'Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3796490?pdf=render

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