Guidance regarding indications for initial or follow-up blood cultures is limited. We
conducted a scoping review of articles published between January 2004 and June 2019 that …

There has been significant progress in detection of bloodstream pathogens in recent
decades with the development of more sensitive automated blood culture detection systems …

Interventions to optimize blood culture (BCx) practices in adult inpatients are limited. We
conducted a before-after study evaluating the impact of a diagnostic stewardship program …

Purpose The effect of antibiotics administered before blood cultures performed in general
internal medicine outpatient settings is not well known. Patients and Methods We conducted …

Purpose Blood cultures are commonly ordered for patients with low risk of bacteremia.
Indications for obtaining blood cultures are often broad and ill defined, and decision …

Background Guidance for blood culture (BC) collection is limited. Inappropriate BC
collection may be associated with potentially harmful consequences for the patient such as …

Objectives The magnitude of impact caused by low blood culture utilization on estimates of
the proportions and incidence rates of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial infections is …

Background Blood culture contamination (BCC) has been associated with prolonged
antibiotic use (AU) and increased health care utilization; however, this has not been widely …

Background Predictors associated with the decision of blood culture ordering among
hospitalized patients with abnormal body temperature are still underexplored, particularly …

Introduction The liberal use of blood cultures in emergency departments (EDs) leads to low
yields and high numbers of false-positive results. False-positive, contaminated cultures are …