Influence of Antibiotics on the Detection of Bacteria by Culture-Based and Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Zendy

Aaron M. Harris | Zendy; Anna M. Bramley | Zendy; Seema Jain | Zendy; Sandra R. Arnold | Zendy; Krow Ampofo | Zendy; Wesley H. Self | Zendy; Derek J. Williams | Zendy; Evan J. Anderson | Zendy; Carlos G. Grijalva | Zendy; Jonathan A. McCullers | Zendy; Andrew T. Pavia | Zendy; Richard G. Wunderink | Zendy; Kathryn M. Edwards | Zendy; Jonas M. Winchell | Zendy; Lauri A. Hicks | Zendy

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Influence of Antibiotics on the Detection of Bacteria by Culture-Based and Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Author(s) -

Aaron M. Harris,

Anna M. Bramley,

Seema Jain,

Sandra R. Arnold,

Krow Ampofo,

Wesley H. Self,

Derek J. Williams,

Evan J. Anderson,

Carlos G. Grijalva,

Jonathan A. McCullers,

Andrew T. Pavia,

Richard G. Wunderink,

Kathryn M. Edwards,

Jonas M. Winchell,

Lauri A. Hicks

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx014

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , sputum , pneumonia , microbiological culture , sputum culture , blood culture , streptococcus pneumoniae , bacterial pneumonia , mycoplasma pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , pathology , tuberculosis , biology , genetics

Bacteria were less frequently detected in culture-based tests collected after antibiotics and in culture-independent tests that had longer intervals between antibiotic exposure and specimen collection. Bacterial yield could improve if specimens were collected promptly, preferably before antibiotics, providing data for improved antibiotic selection.

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