Implementation of infectious diseases rapid molecular diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship program involvement in acute-care hospitals

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May;42(5):609-611. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1230. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

Abstract

A survey of acute-care hospitals found that rapid molecular diagnostic tests (RMDTs) have been widely adopted. Although many hospitals use their antimicrobial stewardship team and/or guidelines to help clinicians interpret results and optimize treatment, opportunities to more fully achieve the potential benefits of RMDTs remain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship*
  • Communicable Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Pathology, Molecular

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents