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PNA FISH: present and future impact on patient management
1 May 2007
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Inappropriate and inaccurate antimicrobial therapy can lead to adverse patient outcomes and also the development of antimicrobial resistance. Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) gives rapid reporting with highly sensitive and specific results to clinicians within 3 h after blood cultures turn positive, thereby offering targeted therapeutics where necessary. It is simple to...
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