Culture-Negative and Culture-Positive Sepsis: A Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary objective of this study was to compare the characteristics of culture-positive and culture-negative status in septic patients. We also determined whether culture status is associated with mortality and whether unique variables are associated with mortality in culture-positive and culture-negative patients separately.

Methods

Utilizing patient records from intensive care units, emergency department, and general care wards in a large academic medical center, we identified adult patients with suspected infection and ≥2 systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria between January 1, 2007, and May 31, 2014. We compared the characteristics between culture-positive and culture-negative patients and used binary logistic regression to identify variables ind

SUBMITTER: Sigakis MJG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7577261 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature