PCR-based diagnosis of neonatal staphylococcal bacteremias

Imad R. Makhoul; Tatiana Smolkin; Polo Sujov; Imad Kassis; Ada Tamir; Raia Shalginov; Hannah Sprecher

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.9.4823-4825.2005

PCR-based diagnosis of neonatal staphylococcal bacteremias

Imad R. Makhoul, Tatiana Smolkin, Polo Sujov, Imad Kassis, Ada Tamir, Raia Shalginov, Hannah Sprecher

Rambam Health Care Campus Israel

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We compared PCR with blood cultures in the diagnosis of neonatal Staphylococcal sepsis. Significant association was observed between PCR-based and culture-based diagnosis of Staphylococcal bacteremia. Positive and negative predictive values for PCR were 100% and 98%, respectively. These data indicate that PCR may serve as a useful adjunct for the rapid diagnosis of staphylococcal sepsis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4823-4825
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	43
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.9.4823-4825.2005
State	Published - Sep 2005
Externally published	Yes

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