Diagnostic accuracy of the ROCHE Septifast PCR system for the rapid detection of blood pathogens in neonatal sepsis-A prospective clinical trial.
Julia StraubHelga PaulaMichaela MayrDavid KasperOjan AssadianAngelika BergerJudith Rittenschober-BöhmPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The Roche SeptiFast® MGRADE PCR using a modified DNA extraction protocol showed acceptable results for rapid detection of neonatal sepsis in addition to conventional blood culture. The benefit of rapid pathogen detection has to be balanced against the considerable risk of contamination, loss of information on antibiotic sensitivity pattern and increased costs.
Keyphrases
- real time pcr
- clinical trial
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- septic shock
- acute kidney injury
- intensive care unit
- randomized controlled trial
- risk assessment
- circulating tumor
- single molecule
- candida albicans
- cell free
- gram negative
- study protocol
- open label
- antimicrobial resistance
- human health
- phase iii
- placebo controlled