Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6115544 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Rapid molecular techniques to identify resistant pathogens are revolutionizing antibiotic stewardship; however, it is important to recognize the limitations of these techniques. Herein we describe two cases of bacteremia that were both initially identified by genotypic testing as carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. and subsequently identified phenotypically as carbapenem-susceptible A. radioresistens. The genotypic results prompted unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use and infection control concerns.
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Authors
Adam C. Brady, James S. II, Christopher D. Pfeiffer,