Journal: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Article Title: Evaluating the impact of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing for bloodstream infections: a review of actionability, antibiotic use and patient outcome metrics
doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae282
Figure Lengend Snippet: Studies reporting process measures related to actionability of rapid AST for BSI
Article Snippet: PhenoTest ® BC Kit (Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ, USA) , Banerjee, 2021, USA , Gram-negative BSI ( n = 448) , Prospective, multicentre, RCT , Performed weekdays only during local laboratory business hours (24/7 at site 1 but site 2 was closed from 2.00 am to 6.00 am) Result reported 24/7 , RTN via page for each GS, ID and AST result (business hours during weekdays only) , More antibiotic changes Faster antibiotic modification , Faster escalation , No difference in time to de-escalation.
Techniques: Infection, Modification