Accuracy of LightCycler® SeptiFast for the detection and identification of pathogens in the blood of patients with suspected sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Combination of conventional blood cultures and the SeptiFast molecular test in patients with suspected sepsis for the identification of bloodstream pathogens

(2014) Elisa Burdino et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Direct Molecular Detection of Pathogens in Blood as Specific Rule-In Diagnostic Biomarker in Patients With Presumed Sepsis

(2014) Manuela Avolio et al.   SHOCK

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012

(2013) R. P. Dellinger et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Multiplex PCR System for Rapid Detection of Pathogens in Patients with Presumed Sepsis – A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2013) Shy-Shin Chang et al.   PLoS One

Diagnostic utility of LightCycler SeptiFast and procalcitonin assays in the diagnosis of bloodstream infection in immunocompromised patients

(2012) M.V. Mauro et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

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

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

Diagnostic Performance of a Multiple Real-Time PCR Assay in Patients with Suspected Sepsis Hospitalized in an Internal Medicine Ward

(2012) L. Pasqualini et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of two molecular assays with conventional blood culture for diagnosis of sepsis

(2012) Eva Leitner et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Results and Relevance of Molecular Detection of Pathogens by SeptiFast – A Retrospective Analysis in 75 Critically Ill Children

(2012) E. Tschiedel et al.   KLINISCHE PADIATRIE

Rapid detection of bloodstream pathogens by real-time PCR in patients with sepsis

(2012) Katharina Grif et al.   WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

Accuracy of LightCycler® SeptiFastfor the detection and identification of pathogens in the blood of patients with suspected sepsis: a systematic review protocol

(2012) Paul Dark et al.   BMJ Open

Evaluation of a commercial multiplex PCR test (SeptiFast) in the etiological diagnosis of community-onset bloodstream infections

(2011) P. Josefson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnostic accuracy and potential clinical value of the LightCycler SeptiFast assay in the management of bloodstream infections occurring in neutropenic and critically ill patients

(2011) Dayana Bravo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

PCR-based rapid sepsis diagnosis effectively guides clinical treatment in patients with new onset of SIRS

(2011) Uwe Lodes et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Therapeutic impact and diagnostic performance of multiplex PCR in patients with malignancies and suspected sepsis

(2010) Danièle Maubon et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

The role of a real-time PCR technology for rapid detection and identification of bacterial and fungal pathogens in whole-blood samples

(2010) Hideaki Obara et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Automated Extraction Improves Multiplex Molecular Detection of Infection in Septic Patients

(2010) Benito J. Regueiro et al.   PLoS One

MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF BLOODSTREAM PATHOGENS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH SUSPECTED SEPSIS

(2010) Manuela Avolio et al.   SHOCK

Clinical impact of a commercially available multiplex PCR system for rapid detection of pathogens in patients with presumed sepsis

(2009) Christine Dierkes et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Multiplex real-time PCR and blood culture for identification of bloodstream pathogens in patients with suspected sepsis

(2009) H. Westh et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Preliminary clinical study using a multiplex real-time PCR test for the detection of bacterial and fungal DNA directly in blood

(2009) F. Wallet et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

A multicenter trial to compare blood culture with polymerase chain reaction in severe human sepsis

(2009) Frank Bloos et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Improved detection of blood stream pathogens by real-time PCR in severe sepsis

(2009) Lutz Eric Lehmann et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Multiplex PCR To Diagnose Bloodstream Infections in Patients Admitted from the Emergency Department with Sepsis

(2009) Ephraim L. Tsalik et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detecting sepsis-associated bloodstream infection acquired in intensive care using multi-pathogen real-time PCR

(2009) Paul Dark et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Diagnosis of bloodstream infections in immunocompromised patients by real-time PCR

(2009) Stefania Varani et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Mikrobiologisches Sepsis-Screening chirurgischer Intensivpatienten mit dem „Lightcycler“ Septifast®-Test – eine Pilotstudie

(2009) U. Lodes et al.   ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection enhancement of bacteremia and fungemia*

(2008) Richard F. Louie et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

W1043 Microbiologic Diagnostic with the Novel Lightcycler Septifast® Test During the Early Phase of Surgical Sepsis Mainly Caused By Peritonitis Is Quicker and More Sensitive Than Conventional Microbiological Culture

(2008) Uwe Lodes et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

LightCycler SeptiFast assay as a tool for the rapid diagnosis of sepsis in patients during antimicrobial therapy

(2008) A. Vince et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular diagnosis of sepsis in neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies

(2008) N. Mancini et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY