Clinical Utilization of Blood and Urine Cultures and Incidences of Bacteremia and Bacteriuria in a Hospital in Thailand

29 June 2020: Clinical Research

Veeravan Lekskulchai ^ACDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.924204

Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2020; 26:e924204

Table 3 Associations between results of blood culture and other related tests.

Test	Blood culture (N)		χ2	p Value
Test	Positive	Negative	χ2	p Value
Neutrophils	16	263	18.5640
Neutrophils ≥80%	51	244	18.5640
WBC	7	26	3.5934	0.0580
WBC 4000–12000 cells/mm	34	297	3.5934	0.0580
WBC 4000–12000 cells/mm	34	297	0.5796	0.4465
WBC >12000 cells/mm	26	184	0.5796	0.4465
Lactate ≤2 mmol/L	27	182	5.4355	0.0197
Lactate >2 mmol/L	10	24	5.4355	0.0197
WBC – white blood cell.