Impact of delays to incubation and storage temperature on blood culture results: a multi-centre study

• Main Authors: Clare L. Ling, Tamalee Roberts, Sona Soeng, Tomas Paul Cusack, David A.B. Dance, Sue J. Lee, Thomas A.N. Reed, Pattaraporn Hinfonthong, Somsavanh Sihalath, Amphone Sengduangphachanh, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Tri Wangrangsimakul, Paul N. Newton, Francois H. Nosten, Paul Turner, Elizabeth A. Ashley
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/77634
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Blood cultures are one of the most important tests performed by microbiology laboratories. Many hospitals, particularly in low and middle-income countries, lack either microbiology services or staff to provide 24 h services resulting in delays to blood culture incubation. There is insuff...