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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |