Emerging Technologies for Molecular Diagnosis of Sepsis

Flexible, cluster-based analysis of the electronic medical record of sepsis with composite mixture models

(2018) Michael B. Mayhew et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS

Use of presepsin and procalcitonin for prediction of SeptiFast results in critically ill patients

(2017) Dunja Mihajlovic et al.   JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE

Rapid degradation of longer DNA fragments enables the improved estimation of distribution and biomass using environmental DNA

(2017) Toshiaki Jo et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

SeptiFast versus blood culture in clinical routine – A report on 3 years experience

(2017) Florian Korber et al.   WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

Cost and mortality impact of an algorithm-driven sepsis prediction system

(2017) Jacob Calvert et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ECONOMICS

Massively parallel digital high resolution melt for rapid and absolutely quantitative sequence profiling

(2017) Daniel Ortiz Velez et al.   Scientific Reports

Combining Biomarkers with EMR Data to Identify Patients in Different Phases of Sepsis

(2017) Ishan Taneja et al.   Scientific Reports

Transcriptomic Biomarkers to Discriminate Bacterial from Nonbacterial Infection in Adults Hospitalized with Respiratory Illness

(2017) Soumyaroop Bhattacharya et al.   Scientific Reports

Prospective evaluation of SeptiFast Multiplex PCR in children with systemic inflammatory response syndrome under antibiotic treatment

(2016) Franziska Gies et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A prospective multicenter evaluation of direct molecular detection of blood stream infection from a clinical perspective

(2016) A. E. Nieman et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Point-of-Care Laboratory in Clinical Microbiology

(2016) Michel Drancourt et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Early Identification and Treatment of Pathogens in Sepsis

(2016) Stefan Riedel et al.   CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE

A computational approach to early sepsis detection

(2016) Jacob S. Calvert et al.   COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

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

Sepsis: the LightCycler SeptiFast Test MGRADE®, SepsiTest™ and IRIDICA BAC BSI assay for rapidly identifying bloodstream bacteria and fungi – a systematic review and economic evaluation

(2016) Matt Stevenson et al.   HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Identification of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance directly from clinical urines by nanopore-based metagenomic sequencing

(2016) K. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Broad-Range PCR Coupled with Electrospray Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Detection of Bacteremia and Fungemia in Patients with Neutropenic Fever

(2016) S. Desmet et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections in Children

(2016) Jennifer Dien Bard et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Discharge recommendation based on a novel technique of homeostatic analysis

(2016) Jacob S Calvert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION

Species-level resolution of 16S rRNA gene amplicons sequenced through the MinION™ portable nanopore sequencer

(2016) Alfonso Benítez-Páez et al.   GigaScience

Varying Estimates of Sepsis Mortality Using Death Certificates and Administrative Codes — United States, 1999–2014

(2016) Lauren Epstein et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Vital Signs: Epidemiology of Sepsis: Prevalence of Health Care Factors and Opportunities for Prevention

(2016) Shannon A. Novosad et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Evaluation of the Septifast MGrade Test on Standard Care Wards—A Cohort Study

(2016) Franz Ratzinger et al.   PLoS One

Clinical Relevance of Pathogens Detected by Multiplex PCR in Blood of Very-Low-Birth Weight Infants with Suspected Sepsis – Multicentre Study of the German Neonatal Network

(2016) Birte Tröger et al.   PLoS One

The IRIDICA BAC BSI Assay: Rapid, Sensitive and Culture-Independent Identification of Bacteria and Candida in Blood

(2016) David Metzgar et al.   PLoS One

Microbiological Diagnosis of Sepsis: Polymerase Chain Reaction System Versus Blood Cultures

(2015) B. Suberviola et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE

Multidisciplinary team review of best practices for collection and handling of blood cultures to determine effective interventions for increasing the yield of true-positive bacteremias, reducing contamination, and eliminating false-positive central line–associated bloodstream infections

(2015) Robert A. Garcia et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Performance Requirements to Achieve Cost-Effectiveness of Point-of-Care Tests for Sepsis Among Patients with Febrile Illness in Low-Resource Settings

(2015) Erin C. Penno et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

“Paper Machine” for Molecular Diagnostics

(2015) John T. Connelly et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Heart rate characteristic index monitoring for bloodstream infection in an NICU: a 3-year experience

(2015) Sarah A Coggins et al.   Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Blood culture-based diagnosis of bacteraemia: state of the art

(2015) O. Opota et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Microbial diagnosis of bloodstream infection: towards molecular diagnosis directly from blood

(2015) O. Opota et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Effectiveness of Practices To Increase Timeliness of Providing Targeted Therapy for Inpatients with Bloodstream Infections: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2015) Stephanie S. Buehler et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

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(2015) Jerry Zimmerman et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Rapid Diagnosis of Infection in the Critically Ill, a Multicenter Study of Molecular Detection in Bloodstream Infections, Pneumonia, and Sterile Site Infections*

(2015) Jean-Louis Vincent et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

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(2015) Russell Miller et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

An Electronic Tool for the Evaluation and Treatment of Sepsis in the ICU

(2015) Matthew W. Semler et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Evaluation of the Light-Cycler® SeptiFast Test in Newborns With Suspicion of Nosocomial Sepsis

(2015) Javier Ortiz Ibarra et al.   Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

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

Added value of multi-pathogen probe-based real-time PCR SeptiFast in the rapid diagnosis of bloodstream infections in patients with bacteraemia

(2015) Gino Mongelli et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antibiotic Exposure in Infancy and Risk of Being Overweight in the First 24 Months of Life

(2015) A. Saari et al.   PEDIATRICS

A targeted real-time early warning score (TREWScore) for septic shock

(2015) Katharine E. Henry et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Rapid antibiotic-resistance predictions from genome sequence data for Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2015) Phelim Bradley et al.   Nature Communications

Rapid metagenomic identification of viral pathogens in clinical samples by real-time nanopore sequencing analysis

(2015) Alexander L. Greninger et al.   Genome Medicine

A Molecular Host Response Assay to Discriminate Between Sepsis and Infection-Negative Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients: Discovery and Validation in Independent Cohorts

(2015) Leo McHugh et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

The evolution of nanopore sequencing

(2015) Yue Wang et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Azithromycin Synergizes with Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides to Exert Bactericidal and Therapeutic Activity Against Highly Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens

(2015) Leo Lin et al.   EBioMedicine

Evaluation of the Broad-Range PCR/ESI-MS Technology in Blood Specimens for the Molecular Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections

(2015) Elena Jordana-Lluch et al.   PLoS One

Quantitative data from the SeptiFast real-time PCR is associated with disease severity in patients with sepsis

(2014) Ingrid Ziegler et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Emerging Technologies for Rapid Identification of Bloodstream Pathogens

(2014) A. Kothari et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Delayed Antimicrobial Therapy Increases Mortality and Organ Dysfunction Duration in Pediatric Sepsis*

(2014) Scott L. Weiss et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

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

Evaluation of blood culture media for the detection of fungi

(2014) U. Nawrot et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnostic accuracy of SeptiFast multi-pathogen real-time PCR in the setting of suspected healthcare-associated bloodstream infection

(2014) Geoffrey Warhurst et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

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

(2014) Paul Dark et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

The Perpetual Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance

(2014) Anthony S. Fauci et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Improved Sensitivity for Molecular Detection of Bacterial and Candida Infections in Blood

(2014) Andrea Bacconi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Development, implementation, and impact of an automated early warning and response system for sepsis

(2014) Craig A. Umscheid et al.   Journal of Hospital Medicine

Infection and Other Clinical Correlates of Abnormal Heart Rate Characteristics in Preterm Infants

(2014) Brynne A. Sullivan et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Early Empiric Antibiotic Use in Preterm Infants Is Associated with Lower Bacterial Diversity and Higher Relative Abundance of Enterobacter

(2014) Corryn Greenwood et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Diagnostic Utility of Broad Range Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene PCR with Degradation of Human and Free Bacterial DNA in Bloodstream Infection Is More Sensitive Than an In-House Developed PCR without Degradation of Human and Free Bacterial DNA

(2014) Petra Rogina et al.   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

MinION nanopore sequencing identifies the position and structure of a bacterial antibiotic resistance island

(2014) Philip M Ashton et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Role of Guidelines on Length of Therapy in Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Sepsis

(2014) C. Kiser et al.   PEDIATRICS

Biomarkers and Molecular Analysis to Improve Bloodstream Infection Diagnostics in an Emergency Care Unit

(2014) Anne J. M. Loonen et al.   PLoS One

The Temporal Version of the Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model

(2014) Hector R. Wong et al.   PLoS One

Preterm labor: One syndrome, many causes

(2014) R. Romero et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2014) Manuela Avolio et al.   SHOCK

Rapid detection of single bacteria in unprocessed blood using Integrated Comprehensive Droplet Digital Detection

(2014) Dong-Ku Kang et al.   Nature Communications

Exploring Preterm Birth as a Polymicrobial Disease: An Overview of the Uterine Microbiome

(2014) Matthew S. Payne et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Preterm Birth, Intrauterine Infection, and Fetal Inflammation

(2014) Matthew W. Kemp   Frontiers in Immunology

Better Tests, Better Care: Improved Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

(2013) A. M. Caliendo et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Laboratory Detection of Sepsis

(2013) Stefan Riedel et al.   CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE

Diversity of intestinal microbiota in infancy and the risk of allergic disease in childhood

(2013) Ola Storrø et al.   Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

The Value of Combining Blood Culture and SeptiFast Data for Predicting Complicated Bloodstream Infections Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria or Candida Species

(2013) A. Fernandez-Cruz et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Monitoring of Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Systemic Infections by Broad-Range rRNA Gene PCR Amplification and Sequence Analysis

(2013) P. Orszag et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Medical decision support using machine learning for early detection of late-onset neonatal sepsis

(2013) Subramani Mani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION

Dual channel detection of ultra low concentration of bacteria in real time by scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

(2013) Ilaria Altamore et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Universal digital high-resolution melt: a novel approach to broad-based profiling of heterogeneous biological samples

(2013) Stephanie I. Fraley et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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

Which Biomarkers Reveal Neonatal Sepsis?

(2013) Kun Wang et al.   PLoS One

Simplified confocal microscope for counting particles at low concentrations

(2013) Joseph P. Skinner et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Comparison of three different commercial PCR assays for the detection of pathogens in critically ill sepsis patients

(2013) J. Schreiber et al.   Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Drugs used for comfort care after withdrawal of intensive treatment in tertiary neonatal units in the UK

(2012) Rajiv Chaudhary et al.   Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Comparison of 2 Blood Culture Media Shows Significant Differences in Bacterial Recovery for Patients on Antimicrobial Therapy

(2012) Rebecca Zadroga et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

New Approaches to Sepsis: Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers

(2012) K. Reinhart et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Randomized trial of automated, electronic monitoring to facilitate early detection of sepsis in the intensive care unit*

(2012) Michael H. Hooper et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

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

Does This Adult Patient With Suspected Bacteremia Require Blood Cultures?

(2012) Bryan Coburn et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

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

Molecular diagnosis of polymicrobial newborn sepsis by multiplex real-time PCR using a small volume of blood sample

(2012) G. Vrioni et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL 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

Principles and Strategies of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

(2012) Sameer J. Patel et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

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

(2012) Katharina Grif et al.   WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

Microbial diagnostics in patients with presumed severe infection in the emergency department

(2012)   Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Technology: Towards Point of Care Diagnostics

(2012) Zablon Kithinji Njiru   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

uMELT: prediction of high-resolution melting curves and dynamic melting profiles of PCR products in a rich web application

(2011) Zachary Dwight et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Antibiotic Use and Misuse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

(2011) Nidhi Tripathi et al.   CLINICS IN PERINATOLOGY

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

Evaluation of Commercial Universal rRNA Gene PCR plus Sequencing Tests for Identification of Bacteria and Fungi Associated with Infectious Endocarditis

(2011) C. Kuhn et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clinical and economic impact of contaminated blood cultures within the hospital setting

(2011) Y.M. Alahmadi et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Mortality Reduction by Heart Rate Characteristic Monitoring in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Randomized Trial

(2011) Joseph Randall Moorman et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

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

The Burden of Invasive Early-onset Neonatal Sepsis in the United States, 2005–2008

(2011) Emily J. Weston et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis: The Burden of Group B Streptococcal and E. coli Disease Continues

(2011) B. J. Stoll et al.   PEDIATRICS

The Clinical and Prognostic Importance of Positive Blood Cultures in Adults

(2010) Brian C. Pien et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The exclusion of dead bacterial cells is essential for accurate molecular analysis of clinical samples

(2010) G.B. Rogers et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Adjunct Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

(2010) William E. Benitz   CLINICS IN PERINATOLOGY

New technology for rapid molecular diagnosis of bloodstream infections

(2010) David J Ecker et al.   EXPERT REVIEW OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

Robert Koch and the ‘golden age’ of bacteriology

(2010) Steve M. Blevins et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Reducing Blood Culture Contamination by a Simple Informational Intervention

(2010) A. Roth et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2010) Danièle Maubon et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Blood cultures: key elements for best practices and future directions

(2010) Stefan Riedel et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

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

Guidelines on Blood Cultures

(2010) Michael Lloyd Towns et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION

Automated Extraction Improves Multiplex Molecular Detection of Infection in Septic Patients

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

Incomplete recovery and individualized responses of the human distal gut microbiota to repeated antibiotic perturbation

(2010) L. Dethlefsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2010) Manuela Avolio et al.   SHOCK

New Approaches to Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Neonatal Sepsis

(2010) Karen Edmond et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Among Patients with Health Care-associated Fever

(2009) Martin E. Stryjewski et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

New methods for selective isolation of bacterial DNA from human clinical specimens

(2009) Hans-Peter Horz et al.   ANAEROBE

Blood Infection Diagnosis by 16S rDNA Broad-Spectrum Polymerase Chain Reaction: The Relationship Between Antibiotic Treatment and Bacterial DNA Load

(2009) Samir G. Sakka et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

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

Initiation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy Results in a Fivefold Reduction of Survival in Human Septic Shock

(2009) Anand Kumar et al.   CHEST

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

Molecular Diagnosis of Polymicrobial Sepsis

(2009) N. Mancini et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Whole-Blood Samples by Use of a Commercial Universal 16S rRNA Gene-Based PCR and Sequence Analysis

(2009) N. Wellinghausen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Utility of a Commercially Available Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay To Detect Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens in Febrile Neutropenia

(2009) M. von Lilienfeld-Toal et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impact of Blood Cultures Drawn by Phlebotomy on Contamination Rates and Health Care Costs in a Hospital Emergency Department

(2009) R. M. Gander et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

(2009) Stefania Varani et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Antibiotic Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Adherence With Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12 Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

(2009) Sameer J. Patel et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

The Impact of Antimicrobial‐Resistant, Health Care–Associated Infections on Mortality in the United States

(2008) R. Monina Klevens et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection enhancement of bacteremia and fungemia*

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

Activity and DNA contamination of commercial polymerase chain reaction reagents for the universal 16S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of bacterial pathogens in blood

(2008) Helge Mühl et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

High resolution melting applications for clinical laboratory medicine

(2008) Maria Erali et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

Validation, updating and impact of clinical prediction rules: A review

(2008) D.B. Toll et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Timing of Specimen Collection for Blood Cultures from Febrile Patients with Bacteremia

(2008) S. Riedel et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

Neonatal Sepsis

(2008) Shamim A. Qazi et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Prolonged Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Treatment Is Associated With Increased Rates of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Death for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

(2008) C. M. Cotten et al.   PEDIATRICS