Patient monitoring as a predictor of blood culture results in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103233
Abstract: We present a mesoergonomic approach to the early detection of neonatal sepsis, analyzing clinical data for 4999 patients from a neo-natal intensive care unit to predict positive culture results. The Apgar score at birth predicted… read more here.
Keywords: care unit; culture results; intensive care; culture ... See more keywords
Effect of Blood Culture Contamination on Antibiotic Use in an Institution With Rapid Laboratory Methods and Phone-Based Clinical Follow-up of Blood Culture Results
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac529
Abstract: Abstract In a multivariate analysis of 30 574 blood culture (BC) results, BC contamination was associated with only a small increase in antibiotic length of therapy compared to no-growth BCs (difference, 0.36 days [95% confidence… read more here.
Keywords: culture results; contamination; blood culture; blood ... See more keywords
Prescribing antibiotics in diabetic foot infection: what is the role of initial microscopy and culture of tissue samples?*
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DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12674
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of microscopy, Gram stain and the culture of tissue samples in the antibiotic treatment of patients with diabetic foot infection. A retrospective review of patients… read more here.
Keywords: tissue samples; microscopy; culture results; infection ... See more keywords
Analysis of the effects of storage temperature and contamination on aerobic bacterial culture results of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15686
Abstract: Abstract Background Storage temperature of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) impacts cytological evaluation. The effect of storage temperature before bacterial culture has not been evaluated. Objectives To assess whether BALF storage temperature alters aerobic bacterial culture… read more here.
Keywords: storage temperature; temperature; culture results; aerobic bacterial ... See more keywords
Comparison of corneal culture results obtained using the ESwab™ and Amies charcoal swab in canine and feline patients.
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DOI: 10.1111/vop.12999
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare corneal culture results using the ESwab™ and Amies charcoal swab. ANIMALS STUDIED One hundred fourteen canine and fifteen feline eyes. PROCEDURES Retrospective analysis of Dick White… read more here.
Keywords: culture; culture results; swab types; charcoal swab ... See more keywords
Decreasing Misdiagnoses of Urinary Tract Infections in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-055866
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED), often resulting in empirical antibiotic treatment before culture results. Diagnosis of a UTI, particularly in children, can be challenging… read more here.
Keywords: culture; urinary tract; emergency department; culture results ... See more keywords
Optimizing antimicrobial therapy in urinary tract infections: A focus on urine culture and sensitivity testing
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1058669
Abstract: Objectives: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan university hospital to evaluate the impact of microbial culture data and sensitivity results on optimizing UTI treatment. Methods: All positive urine cultures requested for adult patients (≥18… read more here.
Keywords: culture; sensitivity; culture results; urine culture ... See more keywords
Effect of Prior Antibiotic Use on Culture Results in People with Diabetes and Foot Osteomyelitis
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12040684
Abstract: Background: Antibiotic use prior to biopsy acquisition in people with diabetes and osteomyelitis of the foot (DFO) might influence bacterial yield in cultures or induce bacterial resistance. Obtaining reliable culture results is pivotal to guide… read more here.
Keywords: culture; culture results; people diabetes; ulcer bed ... See more keywords