Servicio de Terapia Intensiva Infantil, Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Humberto Notti, Mendoza, Argentina.
Servicio de Infectología, Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Humberto Notti, Mendoza, Argentina.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;40(3):643-645. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04060-x. Epub 2020 Oct 4.
Haemolytic uremic syndrome often affects children causing a relevant morbidity and mortality. We compared the time to diagnosis by multiplex-PCR and stool culture in 15 children from two centres. Multiplex-PCR accelerated the time to diagnosis by 94 (95% confidence interval, 80-119; P = 0.0007) hours. Multiplex-PCR offers a time advantage of stool culture that may aid in earlier identification of outbreak clusters.
溶血尿毒综合征常影响儿童,导致较高的发病率和死亡率。我们比较了两种方法(多重聚合酶链反应和粪便培养)在诊断 15 名儿童时的用时。多重聚合酶链反应将诊断用时缩短了 94 小时(95%置信区间:80-119;P=0.0007)。与粪便培养相比,多重聚合酶链反应在诊断时间上有优势,可能有助于更早识别暴发聚集。