Bacteremia Detection in Second or Subsequent Blood Cultures Among Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2022/04/20 by Marie-Céline Zanella, Mikaël de Lorenzi-Tognon, Adrien Fischer +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment #Urinary Tract Infections Management

paper · pdf · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8065

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the likelihood of detecting microbiological positivity or bacteremia in second or subsequent blood cultures among hospitalized patients while the first culture is still incubating after 24 hours.

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