Implementation of satellite blood-culture system in an emergency department: impact of time-to results in sepsis detection

The aim of this study is to compare the time differences in the detection of sepsis, making a comparison between the TAT (turnaround time) of blood cultures in the Emergency Department (ED) compared to the other hospital units. Positive blood cultures were divided into 2 groups: those from ED, and t...

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Main Authors: Andrea Rocchetti, Fabio Rapallo, Paolo Bottino, Alessandra Mastrazzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/5859