Dalton H P, Allison M J
Appl Microbiol. 1967 Jul;15(4):808-14. doi: 10.1128/am.15.4.808-814.1967.
Blood-culture results for a 15-year period from a large southern hospital were tabulated and analyzed for alterations in the bacterial species associated with bacteremia. From 15,543 cultures, 2,410 positive cultures (15.6%) were obtained. These results were grouped into 5-year periods, and an alteration in the incidence of the agents was demonstrated. In the past 5 years, gram-negative bacilli have replaced gram-positive cocci as the most common agents of bacteremia, and several species not formerly associated with septicemia were found to be involved in a large number of cases. The importance of the clinical laboratory monitoring blood culture results was demonstrated as was the need for constant collaboration between the clinician and microbiologist.
对一家大型南方医院15年期间的血培养结果进行了列表统计，并分析了与菌血症相关的细菌种类变化。在15543份培养物中，获得了2410份阳性培养物（15.6%）。这些结果按5年时间段进行分组，结果显示致病因子的发生率有所变化。在过去5年中，革兰氏阴性杆菌已取代革兰氏阳性球菌成为菌血症最常见的致病因子，并且发现一些以前与败血症无关的菌种涉及大量病例。临床实验室监测血培养结果的重要性得到了证明，同时也表明临床医生和微生物学家之间持续合作的必要性。
