Short time to positivity of blood culture predicts mortality and septic shock in bacteremic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The value of time to positivity (TTP) on diagnosis for catheter-related bloodstream infection and distinguishment on bacteria group and infection source has been investigated. However, the relationship between TTP and patient outcome requires verification, and we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science for publications associated with the topic. We included studies that researched the TTP on predicting patient mortality and septic shock. Quality assessment is performed with Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). The analysis is performed using Review Manager Version 5.0.24. on articles available for data extraction on the exact population of each outcome group. The existence

SUBMITTER: Hsieh YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830084 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature