Twelve Year Analysis of Aerobic_Only Blood Cultures for Routine Detection of Bacteraemia.pdf (754.05 kB)
Twelve year analysis of aerobic-only blood cultures for routine detection of bacteraemia
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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:49 authored by S Stoneham, W Schilling, A San Francisco, Martin LlewelynMartin LlewelynSampling practices determine the accuracy of blood culture in diagnosing bloodstream infection. The main acute hospital in this study introduced aerobic-only routine blood cultures aiming to increase the volume and number of aerobic samples. At the smaller acute site, aerobic–anaerobic pairs were sent routinely. Culture yield and sampling practices were compared at these two sites and it was found that anaerobic cultures increased the yield of pathogens including facultative anaerobes. Volume cultured and number of samples sent fell short of national recommendations. The aerobic-only policy did not result in more blood being cultured. Based on these findings, the main acute hospital is reintroducing aerobic–anaerobic pairs for routine culture.
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Journal of Hospital InfectionISSN
0195-6701Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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- Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research Publications
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