Short Communication
Molecular diagnosis of bacteremia in a pediatric intensive care unit: a step forward
Published Online:22 Mar 2022https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2021-0154
Abstract
Aim: T2Bacteria® Panel detects six ESKAPE pathogens in around 3.5 h directly in whole blood. Our aim was to compare T2Bacteria with simultaneous blood culture in critically ill children with suspected bloodstream infection. Materials & methods: Retrospective study of critically ill children admitted to our tertiary-care center (2018–2020). Results: A total of 60 patients were recruited, including 63 episodes and 75 T2Bacteria/blood cultures were performed. Overall agreement between T2Bacteria and blood culture was 78.7% with a discordance of 21.3% (16/75 samples). Conclusion: T2Bacteria Panel may be useful in critically ill children providing an accurate and fast diagnosis of bacteremia directly from blood sample and detecting pathogens not recovered in blood cultures.
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