The therapeutic impact of blood culture results.
The influence on therapy of blood culture results was monitored over a 3-month period. Approximately half the patients yielding significant cultures commenced initial or altered antibiotic treatment on the basis of laboratory results. Therapy based on a defined antibiotic policy was found to be satisfactory in most instances. Whilst an antibiotic policy allows effective treatment of many patients, there remains a need for an early microbiological diagnosis.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents