Prospective Assessment of Blood Cultures Which Were Sent to the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
KLIMIK JOURNAL, vol.31, no.2, pp.120-124, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.5152/kd.2018.29
- Journal Name: KLIMIK JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.120-124
- Keywords: Blood culture, sepsis, INFECTIONS, BACTEREMIA, FUNGEMIA
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the patient factors which increase the probability of achieving a positive blood culture, distribution of microorganisms grown, and to reveal the impact of various factors during collection of blood on blood culture positivity.