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Number of Blood Cultures per 1,000 Patient Days at University-Affiliated Hospitals in Korea

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2012 June, Volume 15, Issue 2, pages 67-69.

https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2012.15.2.67

Number of Blood Cultures per 1,000 Patient Days at University-Affiliated Hospitals in Korea

Eui Chong Kim1, Jeong Hwan Shin2, Sunjoo Kim3, Nam Yong Lee4, Ji-Hyun Cho5, Sun Hoe Koo6, Nam Hee Ryoo7, Sae Ick Joo1
Departments of Laboratory Medicine, 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 3Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, 4Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 5Wonkwang University Medical School, Iksan, 6Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, 7Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

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. (Korean J Clin Microbiol 2012;15:67-69)

Keywords

Blood culture, Cost, Sepsis, Quality control