Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pathogen Detection in Septic Patients under Routine Condition: An Observational Study

• Frank Bloos,

  Affiliations Deptartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, Center for Sepsis Control & Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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• Svea Sachse,

  Affiliation Jena University Hospital, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena, Germany

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• Andreas Kortgen,

  Affiliations Deptartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, Center for Sepsis Control & Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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• Mathias W. Pletz,

  Affiliation Divison of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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• Marc Lehmann,

  Current address: Moldiax GmbH, Jena, Germany

  Affiliation SIRS-Lab GmbH, Jena, Germany

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• Eberhard Straube,

  Affiliation Jena University Hospital, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena, Germany

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• Niels C. Riedemann,

  Affiliation Deptartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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• Konrad Reinhart,

  Affiliations Deptartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, Center for Sepsis Control & Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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• Michael Bauer

  * E-mail: Michael.Bauer@med.uni-jena.de

  Affiliations Deptartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, Center for Sepsis Control & Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

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