Bile Culture May Guide Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Bacterial Cholangitis.
John Titus GeorgeAjith ThomasRajeeb JaleelG Jackwin Sam PaulAnoop JohnReuben Thomas KurienSudipta Dhar ChowdhuryEbby George SimonA J JosephAmit Kumar DuttaPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2024)
Bile and blood cultures have a similar microbial profile in most patients with cholangitis. As bile cultures have a significantly higher yield than blood cultures, they could effectively guide antimicrobial therapy, especially in those with negative blood cultures.