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161. Evaluating the Predictive Value of Blood Culture Bottle Reporting for Coagulase Negative Staphylococci-Positive Cultures: Assessing Contamination vs. True Bacteremia
BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are common blood culture (BCx) contaminants, but can also be causes of true blood stream infection (BSI). As a result, the clinical interpretation of CoNS positive BCx poses a significant challenge for providers and drives unnecessary antibiotic us...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810588/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.236 |