Detection of Bloodstream Infections in Adults: How Many Blood Cultures Are Needed?

Although several reports have shown that two to three 20-ml blood cultures are adequate for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia in adults, a recent study (F. R. Cockerill et al., Clin. Infect. Dis. 38:1724-1730, 2004) found that two blood cultures detected only 80% of bloodstream infections and...

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Main Authors: Lee, Andrew, Mirrett, Stanley, Reller, L. Barth, Weinstein, Melvin P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2007
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2168497/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17881544
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01555-07
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