Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) have been increasingly described worldwide,
especially among Enterobacteriaceae isolates, and recently not only in the nosocomial, but …

Background The value of time to positivity (TTP) on diagnosis for catheter-related
bloodstream infection and distinguishment on bacteria group and infection source has been …

Background: Appropriate de-escalation of empirical antimicrobial therapy is a fundamental
component of antimicrobial stewardship. Concern for the late detection of bloodstream …

Objectives The time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures is associated with the microbial load
in the blood and prognosis in patients with bloodstream infections caused by various …

Abstract Background/Purpose Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is an important cause
of nosocomial infections with high morbidity and mortality. Time-to-positivity (TTP) of blood …

Objectives To evaluate the influence on mortality of empirical double-active combination
antimicrobial therapy (DACT) compared with active monotherapy (AM) in septic shock …

The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the predictive value of time to positivity
(TTP) in candidemia. All first episodes of candidemic patients admitted to our hospital …

Objective The time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures in patients with bloodstream infections
(BSIs) has been considered to be a possible prognostic tool for some bacterial species …

Objective. This study was to investigate the microbiological characteristics and the
relationship between the time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures and different bacterial …

Purpose Time to positivity (TTP) has been used in recent years as a simple and rapid
method for the additional characterization of the degree of bacteremia. However, prognostic …