Prompt antimicrobial therapy and source control on survival and defervescence of adults with bacteraemia in the emergency department: the faster, the better

Bacteraemia is a critical condition that generally leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. It is unclear whether delayed antimicrobial therapy (and/or source control) has a prognostic or defervescence effect on patients with source-control-required (ScR) or unrequired (ScU) bacteraemia.