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2405. Extended Incubation of Blood Cultures in the Identification of Cutibacterium acnes as the Causative Pathogen in Infective Endocarditis
BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Blood cultures are sometimes held for extended incubation (beyond the standard 5 days) with an expectation that such incubation might allow C. acnes to grow. Extended incubation of blood cultures consumes resources,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676919/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2025 |