The detection and identification of microorganisms circulating in the bloodstream of patients
is arguably one of the most important functions of the clinical microbiology laboratory …

We evaluated whether the likelihood of developing invasive candidiasis (IC) differed
depending upon the anatomic site of Candida colonization in 182 surgical intensive care …

M. Mikulska, V. Del Bono, R. Prinapori, L. Boni, AM Raiola, F. Gualandi, MT Van Lint, A.
Dominietto, T. Lamparelli, P. Cappellano, A. Bacigalupo, C. Viscoli. Risk factors for …

Background Surveillance blood cultures are often obtained in hematopoietic stem cell
transplant (HSCT) patients for detection of bloodstream infection. The major aims of this …

In the field of microbiology, the quality of the pre-analytic steps is an essential condition to
validate the results. The prescription has to take in account the clinical and epidemiological …

Blood culture collection is a crucial procedure used universally in hospital settings to identify
bloodstream infections. A false positive culture arises when contamination occurs during …

As infecções bacterianas continuam sendo uma das principais causas de morbidade e
mortalidade nos pacientes transplantados de medula óssea. O período de neutropenia, que …

BACKGROUND: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are at a high risk for
late bloodstream infection (BSI). Controversy exists regarding the benefit of surveillance …

Abstract Background. Fungal surveillance cultures (FSCs) have been proposed as
predictors for development of invasive fungal disease (IFD) and identifiers of the causative …

Surveillance stool cultures (SSC) have been used in immunocompromised populations to
predict the organisms associated with invasive infections and aid in the selection of empiric …