2021
DOI: 10.22541/au.161338877.71221729/v1
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Direct detection of ESKAPEc pathogens from whole blood with the use of the T2Bacteria Panel allows early antimicrobial stewardship intervention in patients with sepsis

Abstract: In the microbiological diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI), blood culture (BC) is considered the gold standard test despite its limitations such as low sensitivity and slow turnaround time. A new FDA-cleared and CE-marked platform utilizing magnetic resonance to detect amplified DNA of the six most common and/or problematic BSI pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli) is available and may shorten … Show more

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