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Performance of VITEK-2 Compact and overnight MicroScan panels for direct identification and susceptibility testing of Gram-negative bacilli from positive FAN BacT/ALERT blood culture bottles

Ma Dolores Quesada, Montserrat Giménez, Sònia Molinos, G. Fernández, María de la Paz Sánchez, R. Rivelo, Aída Ramírez, G. Banqué, V. Ausina

Clinical Microbiology and Infection · 2009 · 55 citations · 11 references

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Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock*

Anand Kumar, Daniel Roberts, Kenneth E. Wood et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2006 · 6.1K citations

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The Relationship between Antimicrobial Resistance and Patient Outcomes: Mortality, Length of Hospital Stay, and Health Care Costs

Sara E. Cosgrove · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2005 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Clinical and Financial Benefits of Rapid Bacterial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Joan Barenfanger, Cheryl Drake, Gail Kacich · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1999 · 369 citations · Full text

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Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use

J. J. Kerremans, Paul Verboom, T. Stijnen et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2007 · 227 citations · Full text

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Impact of Inadequate Initial Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality in Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae

Emily P. Hyle, Adam D. Lipworth, Theoklis E. Zaoutis et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2005 · 196 citations

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