Value of the LightCycler® SeptiFast Test MGRADE for the Pathogen Detection in Neutropenic Hematological Patients

The SeptiFast Test is a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that can detect nucleic acids from the most common pathogens (approximately 90%) responsible for hospital-associated bacteremia and takes approx. 6 hours to perform

Blood culture is a conventional microbiological method of pathogen detection. Results from blood cultures are usually not available until 24 to 72 hours after sampling