Impact of Rapid ICU-Based Syndromic PCR on Antibiotic Stewardship and Clinical Outcomes in Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medical Laboratory Science,
Hospital-acquired pneumonia   Ventilator-associated pneumonia   Multiplex PCR   Antibiotic stewardship   Clinical outcomes  

INHALE WP3 Study - The Impact of Rapid PCR on ICU Antibiotic Stewardship and Clinical Outcomes Background Introduction Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are common infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, with an incidence rate between 5% to 40%, and are associated with high morbidity and increased...