AUG 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Impact of time to positive blood culture on mortality in intensive care unit patients with bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Infectious Diseases
Retrospective cohort study of 166 ICU patients confirming that rapid time-to-positivity in blood cultures may serve as a marker of illness severity and bacterial burden, though the mortality difference (47% vs 39%, p=0.292) was not statistically significant.
Reported
Sample size166
Rapid TTP group (< 360 min)81
Prolonged TTP group (> 360 min)85