Pre-hospital, pre-antibiotic blood cultures for patients with suspected sepsis-a feasibility study

Affiliations

• ¹ Medical Student, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch.
• ² Emergency Medicine Physician, Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.
• ³ Clinical Microbiologist, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.
• ⁴ Project Specialist, Hato Hone St John Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
• ⁵ Technical Lead - Bacteriology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.
• ⁶ Area Operations Manager Canterbury, Hato Hone St John Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
• ⁷ Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Infection Management Service, Christchurch Hospital, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.
• ⁸ Infectious Diseases Physician, Infection Management Service, Christchurch Hospital, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.