Association between follow-up blood cultures for gram-negative bacilli bacteremia and length of hospital stay and duration of antibiotic treatment: A propensity score-matched cohort study.

Hayato MitakaShigeki FujitaniToshiki KunoDavid C Perlman

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Current FUBC practices for GNB bacteremia were associated with prolonged length of stay and duration of antibiotic treatment. Further data to better inform selectivity criteria for FUBCs in GNB bacteremia are needed.

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