Clinical impact of a real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of staphylococcal bacteremia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-133

  Frye, Abigail M ^a   Baker, Catherine A ^a   Rustvold, D Leif ^b   Heath, Kim A ^c   Hunt, Jessica ^a   Leggett, James E ^c,d   Oethinger, Margret ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Outcomes Research and Education   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84555196144     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06169-11     Document Type: Article

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