PCR-Based Diagnosis of Neonatal Staphylococcal Bacteremias
Open Access
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (9) , 4823-4825
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.9.4823-4825.2005
Abstract
We compared PCR with blood cultures in the diagnosis of neonatal staphylococcal sepsis. Significant association was observed between PCR-based and culture-based diagnosis of staphylococcal bacteremia. Positive and negative predictive values for PCR were 100% and 98%, respectively. These data indicate that PCR may serve as a useful adjunct for the rapid diagnosis of staphylococcal sepsis.Keywords
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