The presence of microorganisms in a patient's blood is a critical determinant of the severity
of the patient's illness. Equally important, the laboratory isolation and identification of a …

Résumé Les endocardites à hémocultures négatives sont des pathologies souvent graves
et de diagnostic difficile. La proportion d'endocardites infectieuses qui restent non …

Fungal bloodstream infections are associated with significant patient mortality and health
care costs. Nevertheless, the relationship between a delay of the initial empiric antifungal …

This article, prepared by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Fever and
Neutropenia Guidelines Panel, updates guidelines established a decade ago by the …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection is a serious infection with significant
patient mortality and health-care costs. Nevertheless, the relationship between initial …

Objective: To determine whether an education initiative could decrease the rate of catheter-
associated bloodstream infection. Design: Preintervention and postintervention …

Study objectives To evaluate the relationship between hospital mortality and bloodstream
infections due to Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Design Prospective …

During the past two decades, there have been important advances in blood culture
methodology. These advances have resulted in earlier detection and identification of …

ABSTRACT “The higher the volume of blood cultured the higher the yield of blood cultures”
has been a well-accepted dictum since JA Washington II performed his classic work. This …

Despite the increased application of aseptic techniques for blood collection and the
preparation of platelet concentrates, morbidity and mortality arising from the transfusion of …