Randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating multiplex polymerase chain reaction for pathogen identification and therapy adaptation in critical care patients with pulmonary or abdominal sepsis

Conclusion
The LightCycler® SeptiFast PCR test demonstrated a significant reduction in the time required for initial pathogen identification, compared with standard BC.

Source: Journal of International Medical Research - May 18, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Tafelski, S., Nachtigall, I., Adam, T., Bereswill, S., Faust, J., Tamarkin, A., Trefzer, T., Deja, M., Idelevich, E. A., Wernecke, K.-D., Becker, K., Spies, C., for the Molecular Diagnostics of Sepsis Study Group Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research