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. 2024 Jun 28;6(2):123-132.
doi: 10.36519/idcm.2024.334. eCollection 2024 Jun.

The Impact of Reporting the Same-Day Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Results on the Treatment of Bloodstream Infections

Mervenur Demir  1 , Gülçin Telli-Dizman  2 , Gülşen Hazırolan  1 , Ömrüm Uzun  2 , Gökhan Metan  2   3
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The Impact of Reporting the Same-Day Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Results on the Treatment of Bloodstream Infections

Mervenur Demir et al. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. .

Abstract

Objective: The rise of antibiotic-resistant organisms necessitates the implementation of rapid identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) methods for patient management. We aimed to analyze how rapid ID and AST reporting influenced clinicians' treatment decisions.

Materials and methods: Bacteria were identified directly from positive blood cultures (BC) using serum separator tubes and MALDI-TOF MS. EUCAST rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (RAST) method was performed for AST. The impact of rapid ID and AST reports on clinician treatment decisions was evaluated through clinical documentation. The appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy and interventions was assessed according to institutional antimicrobial prescribing guidelines, AST results, and clinical data.

Results: A total of 128 BC bottles from 86 patients underwent processing. The rapid ID method was successful in 105 (82.1%) bottles obtained from 76 patients. The rapid ID results were reviewed by the Infectious Diseases Team on the same day for 55 (72.4%) of the 76 patients. Following the evaluation, new treatments or interventions were recommended for 28 (36.8%) patients. RAST results were available for 24 patients. The susceptibility profile of seven patients was assessed by the Infectious Diseases Team on the same day. Antimicrobial treatment was escalated in four cases, and de-escalation was made in two based on RAST results. If all rapid results had been assessed, adjustments could have been made for eight (10.5%) and eleven (14.5%) more patients, according to ID and RAST results, respectively.

Conclusion: Implementation of rapid ID and AST may contribute to patient management. Although rapid reporting was made, some results were not evaluated by the clinician on the same day, indicating that communication between the clinician and the laboratory needs to be strengthened.

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; bloodstream infection; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Results of positive signaling blood cultures and interventions made by clinicians.
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