Retrospective Evaluation of Positive Blood Culture of Bacteremic Cases With Fatal Outcome

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Kalin-Unuvar G., Cetinkaya F., Ture-Yuce Z., Ulu-Kilic A.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.281-285, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2020.57
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-285
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Blood culture, empirical treatment
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality associated with sepsis in the world. The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate positive blood cultures in adult patients with fatal outcome, and to evaluate the results of their blood cultures, the etiology of bacteremia and whether they received appropriate antimicrobial therapy or not.