Sepsis & infection

Infrastructure and current practice of blood culture diagnostics in patients with sepsis: teachings and recommendations from the European Sepsis Care Survey

Crit CarePublished Position statement

Methodological detailsliterature search, based on the European Sepsis Care Survey
  • Literature search
  • Based on the European Sepsis Care Survey

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Apply quality measures across Europe towards implementation of bundles for early sepsis recognition

  2. Antibiotic stewardship for sepsis patients

  3. Availability of a continuous microbiology service on a 24-hour basis including weekends for timely diagnosis

Original publication

Infrastructure and current practice of blood culture diagnostics in patients with sepsis: teachings and recommendations from the European Sepsis Care Survey. Crit Care. Published 5 August 2025. doi:10.1186/s13054-025-05582-6

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