Table 1.
197 patients with negative ETGA tests the day after blood cultures were collected
| Suspected clinical focus | No. | No. on antimicrobials at consult | Negative outcome of ETGA result i.e. antimicrobials continued | Positive outcome | Antimicrobials not started | Empirical antimicrobials stopped | IV oral switch | Patient discharged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urine | 63 | 61 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 26 |
| Chest | 61 | 55 | 12 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 18 |
| Skin/soft tissue | 26 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| Intra‐abdominal/biliary | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Endocarditis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central nervous system | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total (%) | 197 (100) | 175 (88.8) | 47 (23.9) | 145 (73.6) | 21 (10.7) | 21 (10.7) | 103 (52.2) | 58 (29.4) |