Blood culture practices in patients with a central line at an academic medical center-Iowa, 2020

• Main Authors: Elias Kovoor (Author), Takaaki Kobayashi (Author), Lorinda L. Sheeler (Author), Alexandra Trannel (Author), William Etienne (Author), Oluchi Abosi (Author), Stephanie Holley (Author), Angelique Dains (Author), Kyle E. Jenn (Author), Holly Meacham (Author), Beth Hanna (Author), Alexandre R. Marra (Author), Meredith Parsons (Author), Bradley Ford (Author), Melanie Wellington (Author), Daniel J. Diekema (Author), Jorge L. Salinas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We analyzed blood-culture practices to characterize the utilization of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommendations related to catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) blood cultures. Most patients with a central line had only peripheral blood cultures. Increasing the util...