title: How quickly can conventional organism identification deliver reports for positive blood cultures in real life?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Electronic address: plho@hkucc.hku.hk.
authors.forename: Pak-Leung
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Pierra Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ka-Ying
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Mei-Kum
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Vincent C C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult