Implementation of short incubation MALDI-TOF MS identification from positive blood cultures in routine diagnostics and effects on empiric antimicrobial therapy

Multiplex PCR assay underreports true bloodstream infections with coagulase-negative staphylococci in hematological patients with febrile neutropenia

(2016) Yvonne Reers et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Quality of Care Is Improved by Rapid Short Incubation MALDI-ToF Identification from Blood Cultures as Measured by Reduced Length of Stay and Patient Outcomes as Part of a Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients

(2016) Johannes A. Delport et al.   PLoS One

Identification and Susceptibility Testing From Shortly Incubated Cultures Accelerate Blood Culture Diagnostics at No Cost

(2015) Evgeny A. Idelevich et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Randomized Trial of Rapid Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Blood Culture Identification and Susceptibility Testing

(2015) Ritu Banerjee et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Performance of Gram staining on blood cultures flagged negative by an automated blood culture system

(2015) A. Peretz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating multiplex polymerase chain reaction for pathogen identification and therapy adaptation in critical care patients with pulmonary or abdominal sepsis

(2015) Sascha Tafelski et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH

Impact of multiplex PCR on antimicrobial treatment in febrile neutropenia: a randomized controlled study

(2015) Evgeny A. Idelevich et al.   MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Rapid identification of microorganisms from positive blood cultures by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry subsequent to very short-term incubation on solid medium

(2014) E.A. Idelevich et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Reduces Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock From the First Hour

(2014) Ricard Ferrer et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Surviving Sepsis Campaign

(2013) R. Phillip Dellinger et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Transport time for blood culture bottles: underlying factors and its consequences

(2013) Caroline Rönnberg et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Impact of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry on the Clinical Management of Patients With Gram-negative Bacteremia: A Prospective Observational Study

(2012) Olivier Clerc et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Multiplex PCR for Rapid and Improved Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients

(2012) Peter-Michael Rath et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Will polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostics improve outcome in septic patients? A clinical view

(2011) Mathias W. Pletz et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Multiplex PCR Allows Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections in Newborns and Children with Suspected Sepsis

(2011) Barbara Lucignano et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Multiplex Blood PCR in Combination with Blood Cultures for Improvement of Microbiological Documentation of Infection in Febrile Neutropenia

(2010) F. Lamoth et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Immediate Incubation of Blood Cultures Outside Routine Laboratory Hours of Operation Accelerates Antibiotic Switching

(2009) J. J. Kerremans et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY