Association Between Time to Appropriate Antimicrobial Treatment and 30-day Mortality in Patients With Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Conclusions: Delays in appropriate antimicrobial treatment were associated with increased 30-day mortality after 12 hours from blood culture collection, but not at 1, 3, and 6 hours, in BSI. These results indicate a benchmark for providing rapid microbiological diagnostics of blood cultures.
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