Performance of ddPCR-GNB for microbial diagnosis of suspected bloodstream infection due to the four most common gram-negative bacteria: a prospective, multicenter study

Abstract

This is the first multicentral study to validate the clinical performance of ddPCR in etiological diagnosis of bloodstream infection. The results showed that ddPCR has high sensitivity and increased detection rate compared with blood culture. The study proved the potential of the ddPCR method in microbial diagnoses.