UK clinicians' attitudes towards the application of molecular diagnostics to guide antibiotic use in ICU patients with pneumonias: a quantitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Molecular diagnostic tests may improve antibiotic prescribing by enabling earlier tailoring of antimicrobial therapy. However, clinicians' trust and acceptance of these tests will determine their application in practice.

Objectives

To examine ICU prescribers' views on the application of molecular diagnostics in patients with suspected hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP/VAP).

Methods

Sixty-three ICU clinicians from five UK hospitals completed a cross-sectional questionnaire between May 2020 and July 2020 assessing attitudes towards using molecular diagnostics to inform initial agent choice and to help stop broad-spectrum antibiotics early.

Results

Attitudes towards using molecular diagnostics to inform initial treatment choices

SUBMITTER: Stewart SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10761255 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature