Limited Clinical Utility of Follow-up Blood Cultures in Patients With Streptococcal Bacteremia: An Opportunity for Blood Culture Stewardship.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-7-2020
Institution/Department
Infection Control; MaineHealth Institute for Research
Journal Title
Open Forum Infect Dis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The value of positive follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) in streptococcal bacteremia has not been well defined. Therefore, we explored the frequency of and risk factors for positive FUBC in a retrospective cohort of patients with streptococcal bacteremia.
METHODS: Adults ≥18 years of age, admitted with at least 1 positive blood culture for
RESULTS: In our single-center cohort, we identified 590 patients with streptococcal bacteremia, and 314 patients met inclusion criteria. Ten patients had FUBC with
CONCLUSIONS: 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.
ISSN
2328-8957
First Page
541
Last Page
541
Recommended Citation
Siegrist EA, Wungwattana M, Azis L, Stogsdill P, Craig WY, Rokas KE. Limited Clinical Utility of Follow-up Blood Cultures in Patients With Streptococcal Bacteremia: An Opportunity for Blood Culture Stewardship. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(12):ofaa541. Published 2020 Nov 7. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa541