title: Immediate incubation of blood cultures is critical to bring about better bacteremia outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Sunderland Royal Hospital & South of Tyne and Wear Pathology, Sunderland & Gateshead, UK. Electronic address: Giuseppe.Bignardi@chsft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Giuseppe Enrico
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bignardi
authors.affiliation: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berrington
authors.affiliation: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koerner
authors.affiliation: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Settle
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents