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The Impact Of Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (Pna Fish®) Rapid Diagnostic Testing On The Initiation Of Appropriate Antifungal Therapy In Patients With Candida Species Bloodstream Infections, Jenna Lee Ksiazkiewicz
The Impact Of Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (Pna Fish®) Rapid Diagnostic Testing On The Initiation Of Appropriate Antifungal Therapy In Patients With Candida Species Bloodstream Infections, Jenna Lee Ksiazkiewicz
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Background: Traditional methods for detecting positive blood cultures include the use of broth bottles with sensitive indicators for growth. These techniques can take 24-48 hours to signal a positive test. Another 24 hours are often required to determine the species of the organism. The use of rapid diagnostic testing for Candida species bloodstream infections provides accurate species identification in less than two hours.
Objective: Evaluate the time to appropriate antifungal therapy in patients in which rapid diagnostic testing was utilized.
Methods: This study was a retrospective, observational cohort of patients who had positive blood cultures for Candida species and had …