Enhanced Diagnostic Yields of Bacteremia and Candidemia in Blood Specimens by PCR-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

A prospective study was performed to determine the value of direct molecular testing of whole blood for detecting the presence of culturable and unculturable bacteria and yeasts in patients with suspected bloodstream infections. A total of 464 adult and pediatric patients with positive blood culture...

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Main Authors: Laffler, Thomas G., Cummins, Lendell L., McClain, Colt M., Quinn, Criziel D., Toro, Michelle A., Carolan, Heather E., Toleno, Donna M., Rounds, Megan A., Eshoo, Mark W., Stratton, Charles W., Sampath, Rangarajan, Blyn, Lawrence B., Ecker, David J., Tang, Yi-Wei
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889730/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23966503
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00876-13
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