Prescribers' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about blood culturing practices for adult hospitalized patients: a call for action
To the Editor—The clinical variables that most commonly trigger blood cultures in daily
practice (eg, fever, leukocytosis) correlate poorly with bacteremia. 1–3 Published guidelines
do not provide specific recommendations for when blood cultures should be drawn. 2, 4–6
Liberal blood culture testing may result in unnecessary and potentially harmful
consequences: exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, unnecessary removal of venous
catheters, overestimation of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and …
practice (eg, fever, leukocytosis) correlate poorly with bacteremia. 1–3 Published guidelines
do not provide specific recommendations for when blood cultures should be drawn. 2, 4–6
Liberal blood culture testing may result in unnecessary and potentially harmful
consequences: exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, unnecessary removal of venous
catheters, overestimation of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and …
Prescribers' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about blood culturing practices for adult hospitalized patients: a call for action
MD Valeria Fabre, AM Milstone - 2018 - cambridge.org
To the Editor—The clinical variables that most commonly trigger blood cultures in daily
practice (eg, fever, leukocytosis) correlate poorly with bacteremia. 1–3 Published guidelines
do not provide specific recommendations for when blood cultures should be drawn. 2, 4–6
Liberal blood culture testing may result in unnecessary and potentially harmful
consequences: exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, unnecessary removal of venous
catheters, overestimation of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and …
practice (eg, fever, leukocytosis) correlate poorly with bacteremia. 1–3 Published guidelines
do not provide specific recommendations for when blood cultures should be drawn. 2, 4–6
Liberal blood culture testing may result in unnecessary and potentially harmful
consequences: exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, unnecessary removal of venous
catheters, overestimation of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and …
以上显示的是最相近的搜索结果。 查看全部搜索结果