By Ethan Covey
The use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-guided therapy can significantly enhance the detection and management of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), according to the results from a randomized clinical trial that have been released in three recent publications.
While culture and sensitivity (C&S) testing remains the current standard diagnostic approach, it suffers from longer turnaround times that may delay initiation of treatment. PCR-based diagnostics, on the