Open AccessThe Aetiology of the Bloodstream Infections in the Patients Who Presented to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal
Author(s) -
Santwana Pandey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4752.2871
Subject(s) - amikacin , medicine , vancomycin , blood culture , etiology , antibiotic sensitivity , antibiotics , empiric therapy , klebsiella pneumoniae , ofloxacin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , ciprofloxacin , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Bloodstream infections are associated with a significant patient morbidity and mortality. The detection of microorganisms in the patients' blood has a great diagnostic and prognostic significance. The early positive results provide valuable diagnostic information, based on which the appropriate antimicrobial therapy can be initiated.