Volume : 2, Issue : 4, April - 2013

Study of Blood Culture Positivity and Sepsis Biomarkers in a Critical Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Balan K

Abstract :

Purpose: To compare the blood culture positivity and biomarkers of sepsis from patient admitted in intensive care unit Methods: A total number of 104 clinically diagnosed sepsis were studied over a period of 12 months and for all sampls blood culture culture and biomarker (CRP) were determined and results were compared Results: Of the total 104clinical samples studied 48(46.1%) were culture positive. Out of these 48, 18 were Klebsiella spp, 11 staphylococcus aureus, 08 Escherichia coli, 95 coagulase negative staphylococcus aureus, 03 Pseudomonas spp, 02 acinetobacter spp and 01 candida spp.In our study where the sensitivity of CRP is 55%. Conclusion: Biomarkers like CRP, PCT have been widely used it has its own limitation from distinguishing sepsis and inflammatory