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193. Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Vancomycin Utilization for Contaminated Blood Cultures

BACKGROUND: Bacteremia is a prevalent hospital acquired infection that affects nearly one in ten hospitalized patients. Rates of contaminated blood cultures have ranged from 0.6% to 6% in the literature. Vancomycin is often chosen as empiric coverage for gram positive organisms while awaiting bacter...

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Autores principales: Lockridge, Connor, Paciullo, Kristen, Trible, Ronald
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/PMC9751564/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.271