Microbiology rapid on-site evaluation: a better method for Mucoid Pseudomonas Aeruginosa diagnosis in bronchiectasic patients.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to find an accurate and fast method to diagnose the pathogen of bronchiectasis.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Ten bronchiectasic patients diagnosed with Mucoid Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (MPA) in the past two years were analyzed. Accuracy and time were compared between microbiology rapid on-site evaluation (M-ROSE) and sputum bacterial culture.

RESULTS

The accuracy rate of M-ROSE in the patients is 100% consistent with bacterial culture results. The average time of M-ROSE is about 4.3 min, which is over 1000 times shorter than that of sputum bacterial culture.

CONCLUSIONS

M-ROSE may be a better method for etiological diagnosis of MPA.