Open AccessRapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use
Author(s) -
J. J. Kerremans,
Paul Verboom,
T. Stijnen,
Leona Hakkaartvan Roijen,
Wil H. F. Goessens,
Henri A. Verbrugh,
Martine De Vos
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm497
Subject(s) - antibiotics , antimicrobial , pathogen , identification (biology) , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , botany
Rapid bacterial identification and susceptibility tests can lead to earlier microbiological diagnosis and pathogen-directed, appropriate therapy. We studied whether accelerated diagnostics affected antibiotic use and patient outcomes.
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