Impact of Rapid Organism Identification via Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Combined With Antimicrobial Stewardship Team Intervention in Adult Patients With Bacteremia and Candidemia | Zendy

Angela Huang | Zendy; Duane W. Newton | Zendy; Anjly Kunapuli | Zendy; Tejal Gandhi | Zendy; Laraine Washer | Zendy; Jacqueline Isip | Zendy; Curtis D. Collins | Zendy; Jerod Nagel | Zendy

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Impact of Rapid Organism Identification via Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Combined With Antimicrobial Stewardship Team Intervention in Adult Patients With Bacteremia and Candidemia

Author(s) -

Angela Huang,

Duane W. Newton,

Anjly Kunapuli,

Tejal Gandhi,

Laraine Washer,

Jacqueline Isip,

Curtis D. Collins,

Jerod Nagel

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit498

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , antimicrobial stewardship , antimicrobial , antibiotics , univariate analysis , intensive care unit , fungemia , intensive care medicine , multivariate analysis , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , mycosis , biology

Integration of rapid diagnostic testing via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) with antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) intervention has the potential for early organism identification, customization of antibiotic therapy, and improvement in patient outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of this combined approach on clinical and antimicrobial therapy-related outcomes in patients with bloodstream infections.

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