title: Diagnostic haemoperfusion for rapid detection of bacteremia. First clinical results of a comparison with the conventional blood culture technique.
abstract: The new method of diagnostic haemoperfusion was compared with the conventional blood culture technique in 25 patients with suspected septicaemia. The chance of obtaining a positive result proved to be clearly greater than that by conventional techniques (16:9). Furthermore, in the case of a positive result with the haemoperfusion technique both the bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivities were available earlier than was previously possible. The procedure of diagnostic haemoperfusion is safe and carries a minimal risk of complications for the patient.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006464:Hemoperfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis