Table 5:
Blood Culture Pathogen and Common Commensal Positivity Among Adult Patients in Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC™ and non-BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture Vial Facilities in the Premier Healthcare Database, May 2023 to November 2024
| BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture Vial Facilities (n=11) | Non-BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture Vial Facilities (n=28) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Shortagea | Shortageb | Non-Shortagea | Shortageb | |
| Pathogen Blood Culture Positivityc | ||||
| Overall | 7.7% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Admissiond | 7.9% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Post-admissione | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| ICU | 10.1% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| Non-ICU | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Initialf | 7.9% | 8.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Solitary | 12.4% | 17.3% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| Common Commensal Blood Culture Positivityg | ||||
| Overall | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Admissiond | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Post-admissione | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| ICU | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Non-ICU | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Initialf | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Solitary | 4.5% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 4.2% |
a
Non-Shortage defined as May 2023 to June 2024;
b
Shortage defined as July to November 2024;
c
Pathogen Positivity: Number of cultures positive for a pathogen per all cultures;
d
Admission: cultures occurred on or before day 3 of hospitalization;
e
Post-admission: cultures occurred on or after day 4 of hospitalization;
f
Initial: Patient’s first culture during the hospitalization;
g
Common Commensal Positivity: Number of cultures positive for a common commensal per all cultures