Clinical impact of rapid bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS combined with the bêta-LACTA™ test on early antibiotic adaptation by an antimicrobial stewardship team in bloodstream infections.

These tools can be included in a strategy of bloodstream infections management for a better patient care, optimizing and saving the use of antibiotics, notably carbapenems as well as diminishing the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria by applying rapidly infection control measures.