The Clinical Impact of 16S Ribosomal RNA Polymerase Chain Reaction Bacterial Sequencing in Infectious Endocarditis: A Single Center Experience

Conclusions 16S rRNA PCR sequencing is a useful tool for obtaining a microbiologic diagnosis in cases of possible or culture-negative endocarditis. The test has potential to impact patient care and in a subset of cases could be used to deescalate antibiotic therapy. However, testing delays and cumbersome resulting methods impede bacterial sequencing from reaching its full potential as a diagnostic modality.
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research