Clinical impact of rapid in vitro susceptibility testing + bacterial identification

A B

(n=273) (n=300)

Mean length of time to provision

of -susceptibility data (hrs) 11.3 19.6

-identification 9.6 25.9

(pɘ.0005)

Mean length of hospitalisation (d) 20.7 NS 20.1

Mean length of hospitalisation

following index positive culture 14.7 NS 14.6

Mortality (%) 8.8 15.3

(pɘ.016)

Mortality attributable to infection 19 (7%) 38 (12.7%)

(pɘ.023)

Doern et al. J Clin Microbiol. (1994); 32:1757-62

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