Implementation of Rapid Molecular Infectious Disease Diagnostics: the Role of Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Stewardship

New rapid molecular diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases enable expedited accurate microbiological diagnoses. However, diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship are necessary to ensure that these technologies conserve, rather than consume, additional health care resources and o...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2017-03, Vol.55 (3), p.715-723
Main Authors: Messacar, Kevin, Parker, Sarah K, Todd, James K, Dominguez, Samuel R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Communicable Diseases - diagnosis
Communicable Diseases - drug therapy
Drug Utilization - standards
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods
Minireview
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods
Time Factors
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Summary:New rapid molecular diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases enable expedited accurate microbiological diagnoses. However, diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship are necessary to ensure that these technologies conserve, rather than consume, additional health care resources and optimally affect patient care. Diagnostic stewardship is needed to implement appropriate tests for the clinical setting and to direct testing toward appropriate patients. Antimicrobial stewardship is needed to ensure prompt appropriate clinical action to translate faster diagnostic test results in the laboratory into improved outcomes at the bedside. This minireview outlines the roles of diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship in the implementation of rapid molecular infectious disease diagnostics.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/jcm.02264-16