Impact of Adding Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Blood Culture Identification Panel to Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: Initial Experience

Rajalakshmi Arjun; Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas; Kalpana Elizabeth John; Ashalatha Nair; Febeena Hussain

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24329

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Impact of Adding Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Blood Culture Identification Panel to Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: Initial Experience

Rajalakshmi Arjun, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas, Kalpana Elizabeth John, Ashalatha Nair, Febeena Hussain

Keywords : Antibiotic stewardship, Bacteremia, Blood culture identification, Blood culture identification 2, Multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Citation Information : Arjun R, Niyas VK, John KE, Nair A, Hussain F. Impact of Adding Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Blood Culture Identification Panel to Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: Initial Experience. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26 (10):1155-1157.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24329

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 30-09-2022

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