Clinical Utility of Rapid Pathogen Identification for Detecting the Causative Organisms in Sepsis: A Single-Center Study in Korea.

Won Young KimEun Suk JeongInsu KimKwangha Lee

Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2018)

Rapid microorganism identification via MALDI-TOF MS followed by appropriate antimicrobial therapy may improve the clinical outcomes of patients with sepsis.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit
mass spectrometry
bioinformatics analysis
loop mediated isothermal amplification
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
bone marrow
multidrug resistant
cell therapy