Evaluating the impact of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing for bloodstream infections: a review of actionability, antibiotic use and patient outcome metrics

SH MacVane, HP Dwivedi - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is a core function of the clinical microbiology
laboratory and is critical to the management of patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) to …

Real-world impact of the Accelerate PhenoTest BC Kit on patients with bloodstream infections in the Improving Outcomes and Antimicrobial Stewardship Study: a …

AA Bhalodi, SH MacVane, B Ford, D Ince… - Clinical infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality. The Improving Outcomes and Antimicrobial Stewardship study seeks to evaluate …

Mortality due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteremia in an endemic region: No better than a toss of a coin

O Tsachouridou, D Pilalas, S Nanoudis, A Antoniou… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bloodstream infections (BSIs) is associated with
high morbidity and mortality. Little evidence exists regarding the epidemiology of BSIs and …

Impact of phenotypic rapid diagnostic assay on duration of empiric antibiotics for gram-negative bacteremia

SM Mohayya, M Arsalan, N Narayanan… - Antimicrobial …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly being implemented as
antimicrobial stewardship tools to facilitate antibiotic modification and reduce complications …

Effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship programmes based on rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing of haematological patients having high-risk factors for …

JH Kim, TS Kim, E Chang, CK Kang, PG Choe… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A randomised controlled trial showed that rapid phenotypic antibiotic
susceptibility testing (AST) with antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) increases the …

Delving into discrepancies, a single-center experience with Accelerate Pheno for gram-negative bacteremia, a rapid phenotypic susceptibility testing method

ZF Weiss, D Zelenkov, J Englert… - Antimicrobial …, 2025 - cambridge.org
Objective: Discrepancies or inaccuracies between testing methods can create confusion or
lead to clinical harm if antibiotics are inappropriately chosen. We report our clinical …

Approaches to Reduce Use and Duration of Anti-MRSA Agents for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Review of Recent Literature

EY Wang, JE Girotto - Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have the potential to effectively deescalate
unnecessary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) coverage. This review …

What's new in antibiotic stewardship for pneumonia in ICU?

E Dudoignon, F Camelena… - … , critical care & pain …, 2022 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
What's new in antibiotic stewardship for pneumonia in ICU? What's new in antibiotic
stewardship for pneumonia in ICU? Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2022 Oct;41(5):101135 …

Impact on time to active antimicrobial therapy with 24-hour pharmacist review of Accelerate Pheno BC Kit results

PM Kinn, B Ford, KM Percival, L Weiner… - Antimicrobial …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The Accelerate Pheno platform provides rapid identification and susceptibility data. We
demonstrate successful incorporation of 24-hour pharmacist review of Accelerate Pheno …

[HTML][HTML] RDTs for Antimicrobial Stewardship: Focus on Bloodstream And Acute Respiratory Infections

HX Hua - Hospital, 2024 - idse.net
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of
America established guidelines about using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in addition to …