Table 5.

Appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy (AEAT) through three time periods by place of acquisition

	2002–2005 (n = 582)	2006–2009 (n = 638)	2010–2013 (n = 775)
AEAT within 6 h
Community acquired BSI	61.7	63.4	67.1
Health care-associated BSI	64.0	53.6	67.2
Hospital acquired BSI	43.9	46.4	59.0
AEAT within 24 h
Community acquired BSI	84.2	89.4	88.4
Health care-associated BSI	76.7	81.3	84.4
Hospital acquired BSI	72.2	73.9	83.1

Percent of patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) receiving AEAT within 6 h and within 24 h