Reevaluation of anaerobic blood cultures in a Veteran population.
South Med J
; 93(10): 986-8, 2000 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-11147482
BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that the selective use of anaerobic blood cultures may represent a more cost-effective laboratory approach when anaerobic bacterial infection is suspected. METHODS: A 5-year retrospective study was done at a Veterans' Affairs hospital to determine the utility of routinely including anaerobic blood culture when sampling for bacteremia. RESULTS: A total of 22,075 anaerobic blood cultures were collected from our adult population. Significant anaerobic pathogens were isolated from only 0.14% of these blood cultures. An anaerobic infection could have been suspected in 92% of our patients. CONCLUSIONS: Significant anaerobic bloodstream infections occurred in only 0.14% of blood cultures. In addition, the majority of the patients identified with anaerobic bacteremia had clinical conditions that would have suggested a high likelihood of anaerobic bacteremia. These observations suggest that selective rather than routine use of anaerobic blood cultures may be appropriate in a veteran population.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bacterias Anaerobias
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Sangre
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Bacteriemia
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Selección de Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
South Med J
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos