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Impact of a Rapid Microarray-Based Assay for Identification of Positive Blood Cultures for Treatment Optimization for Patients with Streptococcal and Enterococcal Bacteremia |
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| Authors: | Danya G. Roshdy Anthony Tran Nicholas LeCroy Donglin Zeng Fang-shu Ou Lindsay M. Daniels David J. Weber Kevin Alby Melissa B. Miller |
| Abstract: | Implementation of the Verigene Gram-positive blood culture test led to reductions in time to acceptable antibiotic overall (1.9 versus 13.2 h, respectively; P = 0.04) and time to appropriate antibiotic for patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (4.2 versus 43.7 h; P = 0.006) and viridans group Streptococcus (0.2 versus 7.1 h; P = 0.02). |
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