Diagnostic Performance and Impact on Antimicrobial Treatment of a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction in Critically Ill Patients With Pneumonia: A Multicenter Observational Study (The MORICUP-PCR Study: Morocco ICU Pneumonia-PCR study)
Our findings suggest that the use of mPCR is associated with a significant improvement in the appropriateness of empiric antibiotic therapy and is also associated with a positive impact on the outcome of patients with pneumonia.
Authors
- Naoufel Madani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-6386)
- Latifa Oualili
- Abdelhamid Hachimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-9397)
- Ahmed Rhassane El Adib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-9504)
- Mohamed Adnane Berdaï (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-5859)
- Ayoub Bouchama
- Mohammed Khallouki
- Ayoub Belhadj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9478-2709)
- Brahim Boukatta
- Karim El Aidaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-7032)
- Amra Ziadi
- Younès Aïssaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-6679)
- Mouhssine Doumiri
- Meryem Essafti
- Nabila Soraa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-0972)
- Ali Derkaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5239-3020)
- Rédouane Abouqal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-4341)
- Mehdi Oudrhiri Safiani
- Tarek Dendane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2613-0415)
- Jamal Eddine Kohen
- Mehdi Khaddouri
- Oumaima Mroune
Institutions
- Cadi Ayyad University (MA)
- Mohammed V University (MA)
- Polyclinic Medical Center (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI (MA)
- Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé (MA)
- Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MA)
- Mother Hospital (IN)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II (MA)
- Hôpital Universitaire International Cheikh Khalifa (MA)
- Ibn Sina Hospital (KW)
- Hôpital Militaire Avicenne (MA)
- Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Explorations
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001220
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77