Low yield of blood and wound cultures in patients with skin and soft‐tissue infections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.039
Abstract: Background Current guidelines recommend blood cultures in skin and soft‐tissue infection (SSTI) patients only with signs of systemic toxicity and wound cultures for severe purulent infections. Our objectives were to determine: 1) blood and wound… read more here.
Keywords: skin soft; wound cultures; blood cultures; blood wound ... See more keywords
BLOOD CULTURES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE COVID-19 PNEUMONITIS: CONTAMINATION OR BACTERIAL CO-INFECTION?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.532
Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: INTRODUCTION: Research shows that 90% of blood cultures show no growth and a third of the remainder who test positive are identified as false positives [Garcia RA et… read more here.
Keywords: blood cultures; relevant relationships; blood; web response ... See more keywords
Sensitivity of differential time to positivity compared to pour plates for diagnosing catheter-related blood stream infection: An evaluation in patients with chronic intestinal failure.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.11.034
Abstract: BACKGROUND & AIMS A retrospective evaluation was undertaken in intestinal failure (IF) patients with long term CVCs to evaluate differential time to positivity (DTP) against paired quantitative blood cultures (PP) for the diagnosis of CRBSI.… read more here.
Keywords: intestinal failure; blood; evaluation; sensitivity ... See more keywords
Determination of clinical significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood cultures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.12.006
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the criteria used to distinguish coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) bacteremia from contamination. We evaluated 162 adult patients with CoNS-positive blood cultures (BCs). Of the 162 patients, 35 (21.6%)… read more here.
Keywords: coagulase negative; negative staphylococci; blood cultures;
Studies that report unexpected positive blood cultures for Lyme borrelia - are they valid?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.07.009
Abstract: Positive blood cultures for Lyme borrelia have been well documented in untreated patients with early Lyme disease. In this report we review the validity of three studies that reported the recovery of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu… read more here.
Keywords: blood cultures; cultures lyme; disease; blood ... See more keywords
Staphylococcus pettenkoferi-positive Blood cultures in Hospitalized Patients in a Multi-site Tertiary Center.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115284
Abstract: Staphylococcus pettenkoferi (S.pettenkoferi), originally described in Germany in 2002 by Trülzsch et al, is a coagulase negative staphylococcus whose clinical relevance is yet to be determined. With about 10 case reports in the literature from several… read more here.
Keywords: positive blood; pettenkoferi positive; blood cultures; staphylococcus pettenkoferi ... See more keywords
Assessment of anaerobic blood cultures in pediatric oncology patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.04.009
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The routine use of a single aerobic bottle for blood culture in pediatric patients has become commonplace, as anaerobic bacteria are not frequently involved in clinically significant infections. The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric oncology; blood cultures; blood; oncology patients ... See more keywords
Evaluation of a mass spectrometry and Vitek 2 combined protocol for rapid identification and susceptibility testing of Enterobacterales directly from positive blood cultures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.12.012
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate a rapid method which would combine identification and susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures for Gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacterales. MATERIAL AND METHODS Gram-negative rods from blood cultures… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; identification susceptibility; blood; blood cultures ... See more keywords
Impact of early antimicrobial stewardship intervention in patients with positive blood cultures: results from a randomized comparative study: Impact of stewardship on BSI outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106490
Abstract: BACKGROUND Antimicrobial stewardship intervention (ASI) appears necessary to realize the full benefits of rapid diagnostic technologies in clinical practice. This study aimed to compare clinical outcomes between early ASI paired with MALDI-TOF compared to MALDI-TOF… read more here.
Keywords: time; patients positive; stewardship; blood cultures ... See more keywords
Direct antimicrobial susceptibility tests of bacteria and yeasts from positive blood cultures by using serum separator gel tubes and MALDI-TOF MS.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.12.011
Abstract: Early and appropriate antimicrobial treatment can effectively reduce the mortality rate caused by bloodstream infections (BSIs) and is critical for favorable patient outcomes. In general, >90% of positive blood cultures will show positive results within… read more here.
Keywords: blood cultures; serum separator; bacteria yeasts; positive blood ... See more keywords
The identification of Meyerozyma guilliermondii from blood cultures and surveillance samples in a university hospital in Northeast Turkey: A ten-year survey.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2017.07.007
Abstract: Meyerozyma (Pichia) guilliermondii exists in human skin and mucosal surface microflora. It can cause severe fungal infections like candidemia, which is an opportunistic pathogen. One hundred and forty-one M. guilliermondii isolates, consisting of 122 blood culture… read more here.
Keywords: meyerozyma; blood cultures; university hospital; blood ... See more keywords