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Sensitivity of Surveillance Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Intensive Care Unit

Year: 2014

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: We tested intensive care unit patients for colonization with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR GNB) and compared the results with those of concurrent clinical cultures. The sensitivity of the surveillance test for detecting MDR GNB was 58.8% (95% confidence interval, 48.6 to 68.5%). Among 133 patients with positive surveillance tests, 61% had no prior clinical culture with MDR GNB.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02369-14

Authors: Jessica P. Ridgway, Lance R. Peterson, Richard B. Thomson, Becky A. Miller, Marc-Oliver Wright, Donna M. Schora, Ari Robicsek

Institutions: University of Chicago, Endeavor Health

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: GlaxoSmithKline, NorthShore University HealthSystem, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Award: Re-Engineering Translational Research at the University of Chicago

OpenAlex ID: W2013039868

FWCI: 0.304

Cites: 5

Cited by: 4

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