American journal of clinical pathology
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Am. J. Clin. Pathol. · Jun 2016
T2Candida Provides Rapid and Accurate Species Identification in Pediatric Cases of Candidemia.
The goal of this study is to assess the ability of the T2Candida platform (T2 Biosystems, Lexington, MA) to accurately identify Candida species from pediatric blood specimens with low volumes. ⋯ T2Candida can be used to efficiently diagnose or rule out candidemia using low-volume blood specimens from pediatric patients. This could result in improved time to appropriate antifungal therapy or reduction in unnecessary empirical antifungal therapy.