Value of Time to Positivity of Blood Culture in Children with Bloodstream Infections.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was to investigate the microbiological characteristics and the relationship between the time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures and different bacterial species and to assess the clinical value of TTP in children with bloodstream infections (BSIs).

Methods

The TTP of all the blood cultures from children with suspected BSIs was retrospectively collected in 2016. The microbiological characteristics and the relationship between the TTP of blood cultures and different bacterial species were also analyzed.

Results

A total of 808 strains were isolated from 15835 blood cultures collected, and 145 (17.9%) were Gram-negative, 636 (78.7%) were Gram-positive, and 27 (3.3%) were fungi. The bacteria were divided into definite pathogens (174), possible pathog

SUBMITTER: Pan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6348829 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature