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Ann Med Res. 2010; 17(4): 359-364


Evaluation of the Cultures of Patients with Symptoms of Infection Admitted to Emergency Department

 

Neslihan Yücel*, Çiğdem Kuzucu**, Funda Yetkin***, Emine Tunç**

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Abstract


 

In this study we aimed to investigate a retrospective evaluation of the microbiological information including the number of taken cultures from patients with infection at the emergency department of Inonu University Faculty of Medicine. A total of 2284 cultures from 1485 patients were taken from May 2009 through February 2010; 1062 urine, 985 blood, 56 fecal specimen, 55 cerebrospinal fluid, 44 wound, 30 acid fluid, 28 throat, 10 abscess, seven sputum, six pleural fluid, six joint fluid and four catheter specimens were taken from 1485 patients. Bacterial pathogens were isolated in 392 (17%) specimens, normal flora were isolated in 317 (14%) specimens, contamination were isolated in 151 (7%) specimens and no growth of pathogens in 1433 (62%) specimens. The most frequently isolated bacterias were Esherichia coli (47%), coagulase negative staphylococcus (14%), Klebsiella spp. (6%), Staphylococcus aureus (6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5%), Candida spp (5%) and Streptococcus spp (4%).

Key Words: Emergency Department; Infection; Microbiological Specimens

 






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