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Follow-up Blood Culture Practices for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts at a Large Academic Medical Center

The role of follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) in gram-negative bloodstream infections to improve clinical outcomes remains controversial, especially among immunocompromised patients. Among 139 patients, FUBCs were common (117, 84.2%); however, positive FUBCs were rare (3, 2.6%). Only presence of feve...

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Autores principales: Buzzalino, Lauren Groft, Mease, James, Bernhardi, Ciera L, Bork, Jacqueline T, Johnson, J Kristie, Claeys, Kimberly C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9070332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35531383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac173