#1minutevideo The INHALE WP3 trial found rapid ICU-based PCR improved antibiotic stewardship by 21% but did not confirm non-inferiority in clinical cure rates. Mortality and organ dysfunction trends favoured standard care, requiring further research. zu…
What is the impact of seeking pathogens by rapid molecular diagnostic methods on antibiotic stewardship and the clinical outcomes in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP and VAP)? Visual abstract below and full paper available onl…
The INHALE WP3 trial found rapid ICU-based PCR improved antibiotic stewardship by 21% but did not confirm non-inferiority in clinical cure rates. Mortality and organ dysfunction trends favoured standard care, requiring further research. zurl.co/DWpEH
Large english study in #ICM providing evidence of improved antibiotics stewardshwip using syndromic PCR for HAP and VAP but fail to demonstrate non inferiority in clinical cure. It question narrowing antibiotic spectrum early in HAP. rdcu.be/edvCO