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Comparative Study
. 2005 Sep;43(9):4823-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4823-4825.2005.

PCR-based diagnosis of neonatal staphylococcal bacteremias

Imad R Makhoul  1 , Tatiana Smolkin, Polo Sujov, Imad Kassis, Ada Tamir, Raia Shalginov, Hannah Sprecher
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Comparative Study

PCR-based diagnosis of neonatal staphylococcal bacteremias

Imad R Makhoul et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Sep.

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.

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