Real‐time identification of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> direct from clinical samples using a rapid extraction method and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa has emerged as one of the most problematic Gram-negative nosocomial pathogens. Bacteremia caused by P. aeruginosa is clinically indistinguishable from other Gram-negative infections although the mortality rate is higher. This microorganism is also inherently resistant to common antibiotics. Standard bacterial identification and susceptibility testing is normally a 48-hour process and...

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