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dc.contributor.authorKarch, André
dc.contributor.authorSchmitz, Roland P
dc.contributor.authorRißner, Florian
dc.contributor.authorCastell, Stefanie
dc.contributor.authorTöpel, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorJakob, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorBrunkhorst, Frank M
dc.contributor.authorMikolajczyk, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-11T12:00:00Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-11T12:00:00Zen
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.identifier.citationBloodstream 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 Openen
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055en
dc.identifier.pmid26671957en
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009095en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10033/605014en
dc.description.abstractBloodstream 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.isoenen
dc.titleBloodstream 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.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentHelmholtz Centre for infection research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.en
dc.identifier.journalBMJ openen
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-13T19:26:53Z
html.description.abstractBloodstream 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.


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