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Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department

Cilt: 51 Sayı: 2 28 Ağustos 2025
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Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department

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The identification of emergency department patients at risk of bacteremia is of critical importance, and the culture method is considered the gold standard for diagnosis. Our study aimed to investigate adult patients admitted to the emergency department whose blood and urine cultures were taken with suspicion of bacteremia. In our study, we retrospectively analyzed the data of adult patients who were admitted to Balikesir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, between February 2020 and October 2024 and whose blood and urine cultures were taken by emergency physicians to test for bacteremia. The mean age of the 991 patients included in the study was 60.9 years. The most common diagnosis was urinary tract infection (36.8%). Bacterial growth was detected in 398 of the 1296 samples included in the study. While growth was observed in 302 (35.4%) of the 853 urine samples, growth was detected in 96 of 443 blood cultures. Ciprofloxacin was the most resistant antibiotic, and amikacin was the most sensitive to the E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates taken from the urine cultures. K. pneumoniae isolates were more resistant to all antibiotics than E. coli isolates. We suggest that guidelines for empirical antibiotic treatment be developed by evaluating aggregated data on bacteremia from healthcare institutions, and that limitations in antibiotic selection by emergency physicians be implemented, as these may enable patients to access appropriate antibiotics more quickly.

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Konular

Acil Tıp

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

28 Ağustos 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

29 Mart 2025

Kabul Tarihi

10 Haziran 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 51 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Kıyak, R., & Kula Atik, T. (2025). Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 51(2), 181-186. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1668101
AMA
1.Kıyak R, Kula Atik T. Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 2025;51(2):181-186. doi:10.32708/uutfd.1668101
Chicago
Kıyak, Ramazan, ve Tuğba Kula Atik. 2025. “Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 51 (2): 181-86. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1668101.
EndNote
Kıyak R, Kula Atik T (01 Ağustos 2025) Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 51 2 181–186.
IEEE
[1]R. Kıyak ve T. Kula Atik, “Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department”, Uludağ Tıp Derg, c. 51, sy 2, ss. 181–186, Ağu. 2025, doi: 10.32708/uutfd.1668101.
ISNAD
Kıyak, Ramazan - Kula Atik, Tuğba. “Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 51/2 (01 Ağustos 2025): 181-186. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1668101.
JAMA
1.Kıyak R, Kula Atik T. Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 2025;51:181–186.
MLA
Kıyak, Ramazan, ve Tuğba Kula Atik. “Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, c. 51, sy 2, Ağustos 2025, ss. 181-6, doi:10.32708/uutfd.1668101.
Vancouver
1.Ramazan Kıyak, Tuğba Kula Atik. Evaluation of Blood and Urine Culture Results Obtained in a University Hospital Emergency Department. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 01 Ağustos 2025;51(2):181-6. doi:10.32708/uutfd.1668101

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