Bloodstream infections, antibiotic resistance and the practice of blood culture sampling in Germany: study design of a Thuringia-wide prospective population-based study (AlertsNet).
dc.contributor.author | Karch, André | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmitz, Roland P | |
dc.contributor.author | Rißner, Florian | |
dc.contributor.author | Castell, Stefanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Töpel, Sandra | |
dc.contributor.author | Jakob, Matthias | |
dc.contributor.author | Brunkhorst, Frank M | |
dc.contributor.author | Mikolajczyk, Rafael | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-11T12:00:00Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-11T12:00:00Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Bloodstream infections, antibiotic resistance and the practice of blood culture sampling in Germany: study design of a Thuringia-wide prospective population-based study (AlertsNet). 2015, 5 (12):e009095 BMJ Open | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | en |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26671957 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009095 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10033/605014 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Bloodstream infections are a major cause of death worldwide; blood culture (BC) sampling remains the most important tool for their diagnosis. Current data suggest that BC rates in German hospitals are considerably lower than recommended; this points to shortfalls in the application of microbiological analyses. Since early and appropriate BC diagnostics are associated with reduced case fatality rates and a shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy, a multicomponent study for the improvement of BC diagnostics was developed. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Bloodstream infections, antibiotic resistance and the practice of blood culture sampling in Germany: study design of a Thuringia-wide prospective population-based study (AlertsNet). | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Helmholtz Centre for infection research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany. | en |
dc.identifier.journal | BMJ open | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-13T19:26:53Z | |
html.description.abstract | Bloodstream infections are a major cause of death worldwide; blood culture (BC) sampling remains the most important tool for their diagnosis. Current data suggest that BC rates in German hospitals are considerably lower than recommended; this points to shortfalls in the application of microbiological analyses. Since early and appropriate BC diagnostics are associated with reduced case fatality rates and a shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy, a multicomponent study for the improvement of BC diagnostics was developed. |