Seven hours to adequate antimicrobial therapy in urosepsis using isothermal microcalorimetry

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Feb;52(2):624-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02374-13. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Abstract

Urosepsis can progress toward severe sepsis, septic shock, and, ultimately, death. Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing is crucial to decrease mortality and morbidity. This report shows that isothermal microcalorimetry can provide an antibiogram within 7 h with a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 91% using Vitek-2 system as a reference.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Calorimetry / methods*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*