학술논문
Comparison of two molecular assays with conventional blood culture for diagnosis of sepsis
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Article
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Subject
*SEPSIS
*BLOOD testing
*MOLECULAR diagnosis
*MOLECULAR biology
*SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics)
*BIOMOLECULES
*COMPARATIVE studies
*DIAGNOSIS
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ISSN
0167-7012
Abstract
Abstract: In this small study, the LightCycler® SeptiFast, and the SepsiTest™ were compared with blood culture. The SeptiFast showed a higher sensitivity (42.9%) and specificity (88.2%) when compared to blood culture than the SepsiTest™ (28.6 and 85.3%). The SeptiFast provides more species specific results, although the identification panel is smaller. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]