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Sending repeat cultures: is there a role in the management of bacteremic episodes? (SCRIBE study)
BACKGROUND: In the management of bacteremia, positive repeat blood cultures (persistent bacteremia) are associated with increased mortality. However, blood cultures are costly and it is likely unnecessary to repeat them for many patients. We assessed predictors of persistent bacteremia that should p...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27296858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1622-z |