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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2024

Evaluation of Direct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing from Positive Flagged Blood Cultures in Sepsis Patients.

Vikramjeet Singh, Jyotsna Agarwal, Soumya S Nath, Avneesh Sharma

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  3. Evaluation of VITEK 2 and three protocols for direct susceptibility testing on Gram-negative bacilli from positive blood culture bottles.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  4. Efficacy and Safety of Continuous vs Intermittent Linezolid Infusion in Critically Ill Patients with Septic Shock.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024
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  5. The Clinical Impression of NDM-producingIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024
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Vikramjeet SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-7559
Jyotsna AgarwalDepartment of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0568-7959
Soumya S NathDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5981-5437
Avneesh SharmaDepartment of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8489-4624

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Abstract

Background: Presently, many laboratories are equipped with automated system for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for minimum inhibitory concentration-based reporting which enables the clinician to choose the right antimicrobial for timely treatment of sepsis. The study aimed to assess performance of direct AST from blood culture positive broth using automated AST system for accuracy and time taken to release the report. Materials and methods: The present study conducted in a 25-bedded ICU in North India for 12 months. Single morphotype of bacteria on gram stain from positively flagged blood culture bottles were included, which was directly identified (using an in-house protocol) with MALDI-TOF-MS from positive blood culture broths. DAST was carried out from 200 such blood culture broths and results were compared with reference AST (RAST) which was also done using VITEK-2 using overnight grown bacterial colonies as per standard protocol. Results: Among 60 isolates of Enterobacterales, 99% categorical agreement for both Conclusion: Direct AST from positive flagged blood culture bottles can significantly reduce the time to release the bacterial susceptibility report by up to 24 hours, at the same time maintaining the accuracy. How to cite this article: Singh V, Agarwal J, Nath SS, Sharma A. Evaluation of Direct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing from Positive Flagged Blood Cultures in Sepsis Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(4):387-392.

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Categorical agreementDirect antimicrobial susceptibility testingEnterobacteralesEssential agreementFlagged blood cultureGram-positive bacteriaNon-fermentersTime to release report

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PMCPMC10998512

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