| Autor: |
Jorge, Jover-García, Jesús J, Gil-Tomás, Andrés, Díaz-Lantada, Pilar, Lafont-Morgado, Paloma, Oliver-Sáez, Javier, Colomina-Rodríguez |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. 37(5) |
| ISSN: |
0717-6341 |
| Popis: |
Urinary tract infections (UTI) presents a high prevalence in the community setting. Rapid and accurate microbiological diagnosis is essential to ensure adequate and effective therapy.To evaluate a rapid antibiogram kit (KAR®) in point-of-care format for rapid detection of UTI and antibiotic susceptibility.The KAR® device has been designed and developed in collaboration with technical engineers and clinical microbiologists. Its evaluation has been carried out through a multicenter study in which three Spanish hospitals have participated. Thus, different in vivo tests have been implemented in order to determine device correlation with the reference microbiological techniques.During the study period, a total of 400 urine samples from patients with suspected ITU were tested. The KAR® device provided fast results (mean positivity time of 7,8 ± 1,5 hours) with 97% sensitivity, 89% specificity and 87% agreement for the detection of significant bacteriuria. The percentages of specificity for the antibiotics tested were: ciprofloxacin (97%), fosfomycin (94%),cotrimoxazole (84%), ampicillin (80%) and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (55%).The KAR® device could be a useful tool for diagnosing UTI in outpatients, especially in areas of low socio-economic level. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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