Limited Clinical Utility of Follow-up Blood Cultures in Patients With Streptococcal Bacteremia: An Opportunity for Blood Culture Stewardship.
Emily A SiegristMinkey WungwattanaLeyla AzisPatricia StogsdillWendy Y CraigKristina E RokasPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
Follow-up blood cultures among patients with streptococcal BSI are rarely positive. Clinicians could consider limiting follow-up blood cultures in patients at low risk for deep-seated streptococcal infections, persistent bacteremia, or endovascular infection.
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