The impact of blood culture reporting and clinical liaison on the empiric treatment of bacteraemia

摘要

Conclusion-Early reporting of Gram stain results from blood cultures, com- bined with early clinical liaison, results in more rational and cost effective treat- ment. Aims-To assess the impact of blood Culture results and early clinical liaison on The treatment of patients with bacterae- Mia. Methods-123 patients with significant Positive blood cultures were followed over A nine month period in a 620 bed teaching Hospital. The impact of early blood culture Reporting and clinical liaison on the cost And appropriateness of treatment was Assessed.