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Follow-up Blood Culture Practices for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts at a Large Academic Medical Center.

Buzzalino, Lauren Groft; Mease, James; Bernhardi, Ciera L; Bork, Jacqueline T; Johnson, J Kristie; Claeys, Kimberly C (Oxford University Press, 2022-04-15)

The role of follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) in gram-negative bloodstream infections to improve clinical outcomes remains controversial, especially among immunocompromised patients. Among 139 patients, FUBCs were common (117, 84.2%); however, positive FUBCs were rare (3, 2.6%). Only presence of fever was associated with a positive FUBC.