Erschienen in:
01.03.2015 | Editorial
Multi-pathogen real-time PCR system adds benefit for my patients: yes
verfasst von:
Emmanuelle Cambau, Michael Bauer
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2015
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Excerpt
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major cause of death [
1] and it is accepted that initiating an effective antimicrobial therapy in severe sepsis reduces mortality in a timely manner [
2,
3]. In the era of increasing resistance, knowing pathogen and antibiotic susceptibility is critical for initiating appropriate antimicrobials [
4,
5]. Unfortunately, microbial documentation of severe infections leading to BSI is still often overlooked and recognized too late for both technical and organisational reasons. …