Impact of rapid blood culture identification PCR panel on optimal antibiotic use in methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> bacteremia
In this retrospective study of 200 patients with methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MSSA) bacteremia, the implementation of the BioFire® blood culture identification polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panel was associated with a decreased time to optimal MSSA antibiotic therapy and shorter durations of empiric anti-MRSA antibiotic therapy and bacteremia. The findings demonstrate the significant role of rapid PCR testing and routine stewardship review in optimizing antimicrobial therapy and management of MSSA bacteremia.
Authors
- Dimple Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0629-9950)
- Robert Roland
- Pamela Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7027-6987)
- Jahnavi Yetukuri
- Aiman Bandali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-6528)
- Jason Kessler
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Overlook Medical Center (US)
- Morristown Medical Center (US)
- Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00629-24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52