Impact of 24/7 blood culture processing on diagnostic turnaround times and delays in effective and optimal antimicrobial therapy in bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study
Combining 24/7 workflow with a mRDT provides substantial reductions in blood culture TATs. However, a minority of patients benefited from the rapid diagnostics in terms of effective therapy initiation, and early antimicrobial therapy optimization requires active antimicrobial stewardship.
Authors
- Johanna Hästbacka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3613-7231)
- Laura Pakarinen
- Jukka Torvikoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3730-4670)
- Anu Pätäri‐Sampo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-3688)
- Laura Lehtola
- Nathalie Friberg
- Päivi Tissari
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Pirkanmaa Hospital District (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2591755
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00