The Added Cost of Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Active Antimicrobial Stewardship: Is It Worth It?

Rapid diagnostic testing reduces the turnaround time for pathogen identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory, but the impact on patient care and hospital costs is a matter of speculation. Patel et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 55:60-67, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01452-16) investigate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical microbiology 2017-01, Vol.55 (1), p.20-23
1. Verfasser:	McElvania TeKippe, Erin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Infective Agents Costs and Cost Analysis Diagnostic Tests, Routine Humans Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization - economics
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Zusammenfassung:	Rapid diagnostic testing reduces the turnaround time for pathogen identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory, but the impact on patient care and hospital costs is a matter of speculation. Patel et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 55:60-67, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01452-16) investigate the impact of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in conjunction with active antimicrobial stewardship to determine if implementation is indeed worth the added costs.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.02061-16