Abstract:Background
Importance of follow up blood cultures (FUBC) for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSI) is well known, but the role of FUBC in gram-negative BSI remains controversial. This retrospective cohort study examined the association between obtaining FUBC and mortality in patients with gram-negative BSI.
Methods
Adults with first episodes of community-onset monomicrobial BSI due to gram-negative bacilli hospit… Show more
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