Evaluation of a modified protocol that decreases the turnaround time of positive blood cultures.

Conclusion: This method can be employed in peripheral laboratory settings where there is no complete automation. Modification in processing blood culture can provide speedy identification and sensitivity report in blood stream infections. Time saved in reporting would play a crucial role in improving morbidity and mortality rates in neonatal septicemia. PMID: 30675323 [PubMed]
Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Iran J Microbiol Source Type: research