Impact of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Bloodstream Infections With and Without Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a Cancer Hospital | Zendy

Brian Buss | Zendy; Timothy Baures | Zendy; Minkyoung Yoo | Zendy; Kimberly E. Hanson | Zendy; Donald P. Alexander | Zendy; Russell J Benefield | Zendy; Emily S Spivak | Zendy

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Impact of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Bloodstream Infections With and Without Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a Cancer Hospital

Author(s) -

Brian Buss,

Timothy Baures,

Minkyoung Yoo,

Kimberly E. Hanson,

Donald P. Alexander,

Russell J Benefield,

Emily S Spivak

Publication year - 2018

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/ofy258

Subject(s) - antimicrobial stewardship , medicine , antimicrobial , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , multiplex , intervention (counseling) , blood culture , cancer , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , nursing , bioinformatics , polymerase chain reaction , biology , antibiotic resistance , genetics , gene

Implementation of Biofire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Multiplex PCR panel (BCID) at a cancer hospital was associated with reduced time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Additional reductions were not observed when BCID was coupled with antimicrobial stewardship intervention.

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