Quality of Care Is Improved by Rapid Short Incubation MALDI-ToF Identification from Blood Cultures as Measured by Reduced Length of Stay and Patient Outcomes as Part of a Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients

• Johannes A. Delport ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Johannes A. Delport, Arend Strikwerda, Michael John

  * E-mail: johan.delport@LHSC.on.ca

  Current address: Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Skills Building, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliations Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-1756

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• Arend Strikwerda ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Johannes A. Delport, Arend Strikwerda, Michael John

  Current address: Clinical Skills Building, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliation Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Amanda Armstrong,

  Current address: Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliation Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

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• David Schaus,

  Current address: Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliation Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Michael John

  Contributed equally to this work with: Johannes A. Delport, Arend Strikwerda, Michael John

  Current address: Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Skills Building, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliations Division of Microbiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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