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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 85(4): 413-5, 2016 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27220608
ABSTRACT
SeptiFast multiplex PCR assay was evaluated for detecting true bloodstream infections (BSIs) with coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) in neutropenic hematological patients. Sensitivity for samples representing true CoNS-BSIs was 23.3% with an integrated cutoff and increased to 83.3% if the cutoff was neglected. Hence, the cutoff may prohibit timely targeted antimicrobial therapy.