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Journal of Clinical Microbiology · Diagnostic Accuracy Study · 2026-07-16
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Rapid phenotypic susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures: a diagnostic accuracy study

Why it matters. Faster susceptibility could speed stewardship-driven de-escalation in bloodstream infections.

Study design

Design
Prospective diagnostic accuracy
Population
Positive blood cultures
Setting
Two academic labs
Sample size
n = 512

Provenance

Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Source type
peer_reviewed
Content analyzed
abstract

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