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179. Follow-up Blood Cultures for Gram-negative Bacilli Bacteremia Were Associated with Prolonged Length of Hospital Stay and Duration of Antibiotic Treatment: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: It remains unclear if follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) for Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bacteremia should be performed routinely to document clearance of bacteremia due to lack of evidence on the value of FUBCs for GNB bacteremia. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, multicenter observa...

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Autores principales: Mitaka, Hayato, Kuno, Toshiki, Fujitani, Shigeki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8643854/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.381