Early assessment of blood culture negativity as a potential support tool for antimicrobial stewardship

Early assessment of blood culture negativity as a potential support tool for antimicrobial stewardship

Objective: To assess whether 48-h negative blood culture (BC) bottles are still negative at the classic 120-h incubation endpoint and whether 48 h might be the time to make antimicrobial therapy decisions. Methods: Data from the first collected bottles from bloodstream infection (BSI) episodes of si...

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Main Authors: Giulia Menchinelli, Alice Oliveti, Barbara Fiori, Tiziana D'Inzeo, Teresa Spanu, Rita Murri, Massimo Fantoni, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Giulia De Angelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Antimicrobial stewardship
Bloodstream infection
Blood culture
Incubation time
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024038805

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