Open AccessComparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Between Positive and Negative Blood Culture Septic Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Long Yang,
Yue Lin,
Junyu Wang,
Jianliang Song,
Bing Wei,
Xiang-Qun Zhang,
Jun Yang,
Bo Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s334161
Subject(s) - medicine , procalcitonin , sepsis , ards , intensive care unit , blood culture , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , organ dysfunction , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Few studies have studied the relationship between blood culture and mortality in sepsis patients. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics and outcomes of positive and negative blood culture sepsis.