The application of time to positivity in blood culture / 中华检验医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
;
(12): 67-69, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-475633
ABSTRACT
Time to positivity(TTP) is a new parameter in blood culture field.The article shows us the concepts of TTP,differential time to positivity (DTTP),and introduces their relation with bloodstream infection (BSI),catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI).Besides,it stresses TTP' s clinical application,including determining the severity of disease;identifying the isolates whether pollution or not; identification of isolate strains ; detection of the drug resistance of isolates ; evaluating the effect of antibiotic ; helping to adjust the therapeutic drug; diagnosing or excluding CRBSI by means of DTTP;deciding whether the catheter is the source of infection in patients with candidemia; understanding the epidemiological distribution of strain.At the same time,the article also describes the shortcomings and domestic current status.
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Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2015
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Article
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