Utility of Pneumotestandcopy; (Pneumo plus Bio Fireandcopy;) to escape antibiotic resistance performing a fast and reliable management of pneumonia in the emergency room

Novella Carannante, Filomena Di Martino, Giuseppe Manfra, Giovanni Broscritto, Eugenio Piscitelli, Paolo Cirillo, Claudia Tiberio, Giorgio Emanuele Polistina, Giuseppe Fiorentino, Alessandro Perrella, Pierpaolo Di Micco*

Emergency Department of Infections Disease Cotugno Hospital AO dei Colli, Naples, Italy
UTI Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation Monaldi Hospital AO deiColli, Naples, Italy
Virology Department of Microbiology Cotugno Hospital AO dei Colli, Naples, Italy
Subintensive Care Respiratory Corpo G-Cotugno Hospital AO deiColli, Naples, Italy
Infectious Disease Unit, AORN Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
Medicine & Emergency Room Fatebenefratelli Hospital of Naples, Italy

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Health Sci J

Abstract:

Introduction: The etiological diagnosis of pneumonia is still a heat for physician involved in emergency departments. Antimicrobial resistance, in fact, depend mainly by unadequate use of antibiotics. So, easy and fast tests to allow a right antimicrobial diagnosis in patients with pneumonia in emergency department are welcome. Materials and methods: We describe a case of pneumonia performed in emergency department with support of a film array pneumonia panel (PneumoPlus©) able to identify nucleic acids of different bacterial or viral agents. Results: This clinical approach was successful for early diagnosis and treatment. Discussion: This approach facilitated not only early diagnosis but also early treatment, adequate antibiotic drugs, reduction of bacterial resistance, reduction of hospital stay and healthcare costs.

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