ArticleMicroorganisms2025
PCR-Based Versus Conventional Stool Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Diarrhea: Diagnostic Yield, Clinical Impact, and Stewardship Implications.
Alina Boeriu, Adina Andone, Daniela Dobru, Cristina Nicoleta Ciurea, Victoria Ancuta Nyulas, Danusia Onișor, Brindusa Tilea, Lavinia Andrada Matei, Reka-Bernadett Imreh-Ferenci, Crina Fofiu
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Alina BoeriuGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Adina AndoneGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5712-6910 Daniela DobruGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5950-7557 Cristina Nicoleta CiureaMicrobiology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2262-7456 Victoria Ancuta NyulasDepartment of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6527-617X Danusia OnișorGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5710-9109 Brindusa TileaInfectious Disease Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Lavinia Andrada MateiGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-6353-5341 Reka-Bernadett Imreh-FerenciGastroenterology Department, Mures County Clinical Hospital, 540103 Targu Mures, Romania.
Crina FofiuGastroenterology Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1440-0649 Funding
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Accurate and timely identification of enteric pathogens is crucial for guiding treatment in hospitalized patients with acute diarrhea. Conventional stool testing often lacks sensitivity, whereas multiplex PCR diagnostics offer rapid, comprehensive pathogen detection. This retrospective multicenter study included 267 adult inpatients with acute diarrhea from two hospitals. Patients underwent either traditional stool diagnostics (
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antibiotic stewardshipdiagnostic yieldhospitalized patientsinfectious diarrheamixed infectionsmultiplex PCRtraditional stool tests
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