Add to ORKGBlood cultures are an important diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship tool to aid in treatment, monitoring and prognosis of patients with infection. This guideline is intended to update our 2010 guideline on the optimal use of blood cultures. Since then, there have been significant changes to the definitions of sepsis, guidance on the number of blood cultures recommended per draw, central and peripheral line blood cultures, advances in mitigating culture contamination, updates on the indications for blood cultures, and guidance on performance of follow-up cultures
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As t...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...
The incidence of sepsis is increasing globally, with high morbidity and mortality. Prompt, accurate ...
M Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusBlood culture laboratory ...
Just over one-third of sepsis patients have positive blood cultures, mainly due to inadequate sampli...
Knowledge of local antibiotic sensitivities is crucial to creating appropriate empiric antibiotic gu...
CITATION: Abrahams, M. S., Whitelaw, A. C. & Orth, H. 2015. Time for a culture change? suboptimal co...
Abstract Background Febrile illness with suspected...
International audienceWe aimed to assess the appropriateness of routine blood culture testing parame...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As t...
Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major public health concern due to its severity-related...
It is generally recommended that sepsis patients should have at least two blood cultures obtained be...
Background: Blood cultures are an integral part of the diagnosis of bacteremia in unwell patients. T...
Background Blood cultures are an integral part of the diagnosis of bacteremia in unwell patients. Th...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As t...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...
The incidence of sepsis is increasing globally, with high morbidity and mortality. Prompt, accurate ...
M Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusBlood culture laboratory ...
Just over one-third of sepsis patients have positive blood cultures, mainly due to inadequate sampli...
Knowledge of local antibiotic sensitivities is crucial to creating appropriate empiric antibiotic gu...
CITATION: Abrahams, M. S., Whitelaw, A. C. & Orth, H. 2015. Time for a culture change? suboptimal co...
Abstract Background Febrile illness with suspected...
International audienceWe aimed to assess the appropriateness of routine blood culture testing parame...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As t...
Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major public health concern due to its severity-related...
It is generally recommended that sepsis patients should have at least two blood cultures obtained be...
Background: Blood cultures are an integral part of the diagnosis of bacteremia in unwell patients. T...
Background Blood cultures are an integral part of the diagnosis of bacteremia in unwell patients. Th...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...
Bacterial blood stream infections (BSI) are a common cause of mortality and morbidity globally. As t...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pos...