Evaluation of Curetis Unyvero, a multiplex PCR-based testing system, for rapid detection of bacteria and antibiotic resistance and impact of the assay on management of severe nosocomial pneumonia.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 30, 2014

Authors

Wafaa Jamal1, Ebtehal Al Roomi2, Lubna R AbdulAziz2, Vincent O Rotimi3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait wjamal@hsc.edu.kw.
2: Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.
3: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.

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