Blood culture isolates at Green Lane Hospital, 1972-1982.
Bacteraemic patients identified annually at Green Lane Hospital by positive blood culture increased by 215% between 1972 and 1982. In the same period the patient population increased by 22%. There was a disproportionate increase in gram-positive organisms. Antibiotic sensitivity patterns are discussed.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents