Abstract:Background
Early detection and treatment of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), major causative pathogens of sepsis, may benefit a patient’s outcome, since the mortality rate increases by 5–10% for each hour of delayed therapy. Unfortunately, GNB diagnosis is based on blood culture, which is time consuming. Therefore, an economic and effective GNB infection detection tool in the emergency department (ED) is warranted.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective case control-study in the ED of a university-affiliated med… Show more
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