Blood Cultures Taken During the First 72 Hours of Antibiotic Therapy Are a Waste of Time and Money.(Clinical report)

Infectious Disease Alert | May 15, 2001 | Copyright

Blood Cultures Taken During the First 72 Hours of Antibiotic Therapy Are a Waste of Time and Money

Abstract & Commentary

Synopsis: There appears to be no diagnostic value of blood cultures obtained in the first 72 hours after institution of antibiotic therapy.

Source: Grace CJ, et al. Usefulness of blood culture for hospitalized patients who are receiving antibiotic therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32:1651-1655.

Grace and colleagues reviewed the notes of 1446 patients to identify 139 who had been admitted to the hospital for suspected ...

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