Academic Pathology (May 2021)

Educational Case: Bacteremia: Utilization of Rapid Diagnostics for Bloodstream Pathogen Identification and Prediction of Antimicrobial Susceptibility

  • Carlos A. Castrodad-Rodríguez MD,
  • Erika P. Orner PhD,
  • Wendy A. Szymczak PhD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211015343
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040 . 1