Clinical and economic evaluation of the impact of rapid microbiological diagnostic testing

Summary The clinical value of information provided by the Microbiology Laboratory may be reduced by the time it takes to generate results for healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to measure the clinical and economic impact associated with rapid reporting of microbiological results. Method...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 2012-10, Vol.65 (4), p.302-309
Main Authors: Galar, A, Leiva, J, Espinosa, M, Guillén-Grima, F, Hernáez, S, Yuste, J.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotic use
Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Bacteriological Techniques - economics
Bacteriological Techniques - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnostics
Female
General aspects
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hospital costs
Humans
Infectious Disease
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Summary The clinical value of information provided by the Microbiology Laboratory may be reduced by the time it takes to generate results for healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to measure the clinical and economic impact associated with rapid reporting of microbiological results. Methods 574 hospitalized patients with a bacterial clinical infection confirmed by culture were evaluated. 284 hospitalized patients were included in the historical control group (results available the day following the analysis) and 290 in the intervention group (results available the same day of the analysis). The Vitek® 2 system (bioMérieux) was used for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in both groups. Results Faster reporting of microbiological results enabled the clinician to optimize the antibiotic treatment sooner ( P  
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2012.06.006