Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pathogen Detection in Septic Patients under Routine Condition: An Observational Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Bloos, Frank ^a   Sachse, Svea ^a   Kortgen, Andreas ^a   Pletz, Mathias W ^a   Lehmann, Marc ^b,c   Straube, Eberhard ^a   Riedemann, Niels C ^a   Reinhart, Konrad ^a   Bauer, Michael ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b SIRS Lab GmbH   (Germany)

^c Moldiax GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SAMPLING; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS;

FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84866902800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046003     Document Type: Article

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