What is the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the care of diagnostically challenging OPAT patients? Illustrative cases and literature review

What is the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the care of diagnostically challenging OPAT patients? Illustrative cases and literature review

Optimal care of patients requiring long-term outpatient parenteral or oral antimicrobial therapy by infectious diseases (ID) specialists is facilitated by an accurate microbiologic diagnosis. Close collaboration between ID specialists and the clinical microbiology laboratory for routine or specializ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 2023-01, Vol.10, p.20499361231205092
Hauptverfasser: Nori, Priya, Thwe, Phyu, Mogollon, Jaime, Bartash, Rachel, Szymczak, Wendy, Orner, Erika, Bolkent, Musa, Patel, Robin
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Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Clinical microbiology
Infectious diseases
Literature reviews
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Optimal care of patients requiring long-term outpatient parenteral or oral antimicrobial therapy by infectious diseases (ID) specialists is facilitated by an accurate microbiologic diagnosis. Close collaboration between ID specialists and the clinical microbiology laboratory for routine or specialized molecular testing can result in more accurate diagnoses, streamlined antimicrobial regimens, and improved patient outcomes.
ISSN:2049-9361
2049-937X
DOI:10.1177/20499361231205092