35. The value of multiplex real-time pcr in the identification of pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections
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The identification of pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections could guide treatment and avoid the overuse of antibiotics. Multiplex real-time PCR using the Allplex respiratory assays kit is able to detect 26 common microbial agents, increasing the ability to identify the pathogens. A cross-sectional study with 56 patients diagnosed with lower respiratory tract infections was performed with bacterial culture and multiplex real-time PCR. The rate of agent detection of bacterial culture was 12.5%, and for multiplex real-time PCR was 44.6%, including 28.6% of cases were pure bacterial, 8.9% pure viral infections, 3.6% viral-bacterial co-infections, and 3.6% atypical bacteria.
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Lower respiratory tract infections, multiplex real-time PCR
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