Limited utility of blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatient kidney transplant recipients
Background/Purpose: Blood cultures for patients suspected of having bacteremia are standard practice, although several studies demonstrate that blood cultures have limited utility because of a low true-positive rate and infrequent resultant changes in antibiotic treatment. However, most reports excl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215009172 |