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1031. Can We Safely Reduce Unnecessary Blood Cultures in Patients with Suspected Infection in the Emergency Department? The PredictED Study to Develop and Validate a Bacteremia Prediction Model

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures are commonly used at emergency departments (EDs), while only 5-10% yields a relevant pathogen. We aimed to develop an automatable prediction model in ED patients with suspected bacteremia. This may reduce the use of blood cultures and prevent potential harm from false-posi...

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Autores principales: Kaal, Anna, Meziyerh, Soufian, Dane, Martijn, Kolfschoten, Nikki, Steyerberg, Ewout W, van Nieuwkoop, Cees
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677989/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.062