title: The therapeutic impact of blood culture results.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Holliman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents