Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use
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Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use.
INTRODUCTION 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. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective randomized clinical trial was performed over a 2-year period. Inpatients were selected on the basis of a positiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm497