Clinical Case: Value Of Rapid Diagnostics In Saving Days Of Unnecessary Broad-spectrum Therapy In A Severe Trauma Patient With Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

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Clinical Case: Value Of Rapid Diagnostics In Saving Days Of Unnecessary Broad-spectrum Therapy In A Severe Trauma Patient With Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

SUMMARY

Gain insight into how rapid diagnostics contributed to saving multiple days of unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment in a trauma patient that developed healthcare-acquired pneumonia (HAP), including how multiplex PCR testing facilitated fast adjustment to a more appropriate and narrow-spectrum antibiotic.

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Dr. Robert Parker, Consultant in Critical Care and Respiratory Medicine; Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

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Medical Affairs (MA) Clinical Case - Pneumonia Management
November 30, 2023