Potential impact of a microarray-based nucleic acid assay for rapid detection of Gram-negative bacteria and resistance markers in positive blood cultures

We evaluated the Verigene Gram-negative blood culture (BC-GN) test, a microarray that detects Gram-negative bacteria and several resistance genes. A total of 102 positive blood cultures were tested, and the BC-GN test correctly identified 97.9% of the isolates within its panel. Resistance genes (CTX...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 52; no. 4; p. 1242
Main Authors:	Mancini, Nicasio, Infurnari, Laura, Ghidoli, Nadia, Valzano, Grazia, Clementi, Nicola, Burioni, Roberto, Clementi, Massimo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.04.2014
Subjects:	Bacteremia - diagnosis Drug Resistance, Bacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria - drug effects Gram-Negative Bacteria - genetics Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Humans Microarray Analysis - methods Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods Pilot Projects Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity
ISSN:	1098-660X, 1098-660X
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