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dc.contributor.advisorMatthias, Kathrynen
dc.contributor.advisorNix, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorHuh, Youchin
dc.contributor.authorWang, Tina
dc.contributor.authorMatthias, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorNix, David
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-23T19:25:32Z
dc.date.available2016-06-23T19:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/614489
dc.descriptionClass of 2012 Abstracten
dc.description.abstractSpecific Aims: The primary aim of this study was to determine the time to appropriate therapy for all patients with candidemia and/or bacteriemia (due to either Enterococcus or Streptococcus species) during a one year period in relation to time of blood culture, time of Gram-stain result, time of PNA FISH species result, and time of final species determination result. The secondary and third aims were to compare the time to appropriate therapy based on clinician group that was notified of Gram-stain result and PNA FISH result and compare the time to appropriate therapy based on PNA FISH assay results reported during the day and night microbiology laboratory shifts. Methods: This Institutional Review Board approved project is a retrospective, chart review evaluation of the 24 hour/ 7 days a week use of PNA FISH assays with therapeutic interventions by infectious diseases pharmacists and physicians on patient outcome measures and time to appropriate therapy. All patients admitted to an academic medical center during a one year period (April 2010-March 2011) with either Enterococcus, Streptococcus, or Candida species isolated from blood were included. Main Results: A total of 168 subjects were identified with Candida species isolated from 31 subjects and Enterococcus/Streptococcus species isolated from blood in 137 subjects. Conclusions: While reporting conditions can affect interpretation and intervention rates, rapid species identification assays such as PNA FISH can be used by pharmacists to provide antimicrobial therapy recommendations based on the species identification and to decrease the time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en
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dc.subjectTherapyen
dc.subjectInfectionen
dc.subjectEnterococcusen
dc.subjectStreptococcusen
dc.subject.meshAnti-Infective Agents
dc.subject.meshEnterococcus
dc.subject.meshStreptococcus
dc.titleAppropriateness of Antimicrobial Therapy for Bloodstream Infection based on Reporting Conditions with a Rapid Species Identification Assayen_US
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dc.typeElectronic Reporten
dc.contributor.departmentCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Arizonaen
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the Pharmacy Student Research Projects collection, made available by the College of Pharmacy and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact Jennifer Martin, Librarian and Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, jenmartin@email.arizona.edu.en
html.description.abstractSpecific Aims: The primary aim of this study was to determine the time to appropriate therapy for all patients with candidemia and/or bacteriemia (due to either Enterococcus or Streptococcus species) during a one year period in relation to time of blood culture, time of Gram-stain result, time of PNA FISH species result, and time of final species determination result. The secondary and third aims were to compare the time to appropriate therapy based on clinician group that was notified of Gram-stain result and PNA FISH result and compare the time to appropriate therapy based on PNA FISH assay results reported during the day and night microbiology laboratory shifts. Methods: This Institutional Review Board approved project is a retrospective, chart review evaluation of the 24 hour/ 7 days a week use of PNA FISH assays with therapeutic interventions by infectious diseases pharmacists and physicians on patient outcome measures and time to appropriate therapy. All patients admitted to an academic medical center during a one year period (April 2010-March 2011) with either Enterococcus, Streptococcus, or Candida species isolated from blood were included. Main Results: A total of 168 subjects were identified with Candida species isolated from 31 subjects and Enterococcus/Streptococcus species isolated from blood in 137 subjects. Conclusions: While reporting conditions can affect interpretation and intervention rates, rapid species identification assays such as PNA FISH can be used by pharmacists to provide antimicrobial therapy recommendations based on the species identification and to decrease the time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy.


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