Research Article
Timeliness of Microbiology Test Result Reporting and Association with Outcomes of Adults Hospitalised with Unspecified Pneumonia: A Data Linkage Study
Table 2
Comparison of the top five microbiology test ordering rates across hospitals.
| | Hospital | Total n | Blood culture | Urine MCS | Respiratory PCR | Urine antigen | Sputum MCS |
| | A | 1,901 | 1261 (66.3) | 702 (36.9) | 667 (35.1) | 690 (36.3) | 587 (30.9) | | B | 1,221 | 703 (57.6) | 537 (44.0) | 442 (36.2) | 348 (28.5) | 357 (29.2) | | C | 1,219 | 835 (68.5) | 569 (46.7) | 367 (30.1) | 402 (33.0) | 328 (26.9) | | D | 1,083 | 653 (60.3) | 570 (52.6) | 434 (40.1) | 437 (40.4) | 390 (36.0) | | E | 471 | 298 (63.3) | 230 (48.8) | 155 (32.9) | 152 (32.3) | 141 (29.9) | | F | 403 | 262 (65.0) | 178 (44.2) | 133 (33.0) | 147 (36.5) | 136 (33.7) | | Total | 6,298 | 4012 (63.7) | 2,786 (44.2) | 2,198 (34.9) | 2,176 (34.6) | 1,939 (30.8) |
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Legionella/pneumococcal; MCS, microscopy culture and sensitivity; PCR, polymerase chain reaction. |
