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Rapid Testing Using Verigene® Microarray in Combination with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention in Gram-Negative Bacteremia

Background

Rapid identification of organism and resistance is paramount for targeted treatment in serious blood stream-infections (BSI).  Verigene® Gram-Negative Blood Culture Test (BC-GN) is a multiplex, automated nucleic acid test for the identification of a broad panel of Gram-negative (GN) organisms and resistance markers from blood culture bottle positivity with a turnaround time of approximately 2 hours.  We evaluated the Verigene® BC-GN assay in combination with theoretical antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) intervention in GN BSIs.