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A Single-Sampling Blood Culture Strategy?
Thomas Glück
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Abstract
When bloodstream infections are suspected, the diagnostic work-up usually includes two or three pairs of blood cultures, using samples from two or three separate blood draws. However, recent studies have suggested that similar results can be obtained by drawing all bottles at the same time through a single venipuncture. To assess this strategy, investigators in France retrospectively evaluated blood culture diagnostics results from 2007 and 2008 at their institution, where blood culture …