Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation,thrombocytopenia and hematological malignancy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - Managing anticoagulation in hematological malignancy patients with atrial fibrillation and thrombocytopenia is a clinical challenge with limited data. We...     

Influence of GeneXpert MRSA/SA test implementation on clinical outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia — a before–after retrospective study

Use of GeneXpert MRSA/SA in diagnostic algorithms of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia may influence both patients' clinical outcomes and antibiotic stewardship. We evaluated these outcomes in a retrospective cohort before (1/6/2015–31/5/2016) and after (1/6/2016–31/8/2017) the introduction of the test in adult patients with Gram-positive cocci in clusters in blood cultures. We included 254 patients (125 preintervention, 129 postintervention). No significant difference in 30-day mortality or clinical success was demonstrated between periods. Appropriate antibiotic therapy rates were significantly higher in the postintervention group, and vancomycin use was significantly reduced (80.6% vs 53.6%, P?<?0.01; 2.3±0.38 vs 2.98±1.02 defined daily doses/100 patient days, P?=?0.026, respectively). Appropriate beta-lactam use was also significantly higher (56.7% postintervention vs 23.1% preintervention, P?<?0.01). Use of GeneXpert MRSA/SA test has a positive effect on antibiotic stewardship measures, though it has no significant effect on clinical outcomes including mortality in this fatal infection.