Abstract:BackgroundEarly organism identification via rapid diagnostics has been shown to reduce time to effective antimicrobial therapy and improve patient outcomes in patients with bacteremia, but antimicrobial susceptibility testing is still required to optimize therapy. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of an institution-specific rapid susceptibility testing method on outcomes in patients with bacteremia.MethodsThis was a retrospective pre- and post-intervention study of 100 adult patients with… Show more
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