Korean J Clin Microbiol.
2012 Jun;15(2):67-69. 10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.2.67.
Number of Blood Cultures per 1,000 Patient Days at University-Affiliated Hospitals in Korea
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. sjkim8239@hanmail.net
- 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, Korea.
- 6Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 1434175
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2012.15.2.67
Abstract
- The authors calculated the number of blood cultures per 1,000 admitted patient days at seven university-affiliated hospitals in 2010, which ranged from 65 to 129 (mean 110). The number of blood cultures per 1,000 patient days could possibly be a good parameter for assessing the appropriateness of blood culture.
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