Abstract
Rapid diagnostic testing reduces the turnaround time for pathogen identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory, but the impact on patient care and hospital costs is a matter of speculation. Patel et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 55:60-67, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01452-16) investigate the impact of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in conjunction with active antimicrobial stewardship to determine if implementation is indeed worth the added costs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 20-23 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
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- Microbiology (medical)
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The Added Cost of Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Active Antimicrobial Stewardship : Is It Worth It? / McElvania TeKippe, Erin.
In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 55, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 20-23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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