Safeguarding Accuracy: The Impact of Interventions on Reducing Blood Culture Contamination.

Authors: Adnan, Fareeha¹ (AUTHOR), Khursheed, Nazia¹ (AUTHOR), Khan, Moiz Ahmed¹ (AUTHOR) moizahmed.khan@tih.org.pk, Parveen, Nazia² (AUTHOR)

Source: Clinical Pathology. 7/26/2024, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *NURSING education, *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, *MEDICAL quality control, *EDUCATIONAL outcomes, *BLOOD collection, *TERTIARY care, *LABORATORY personnel, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CELL culture, *PRE-tests & post-tests, *ROOT cause analysis, *BACTERIAL contamination, *COLLECTION & preservation of biological specimens, *QUALITY assurance, *HOSPITAL health promotion programs

Geographic Terms: PAKISTAN

Diagnostic Potential of Serum Interleukin-6 in Predicting Bacteremia in Adult Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Observational Study.

Authors: V. Reddy, Penna R.¹, Cherukuri, Mounika², Eshwara, Vandana K.³, Kudru, Chandrashekar Udyavara² shekar.uk@manipal.edu, R. V., Krishnananda Prabhu³

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. Jul2024, Vol. 28 Issue 7, p635-644. 8p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *PATIENTS, *SCIENTIFIC observation, *HOSPITAL admission & discharge, *SEVERITY of illness index, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *CALCITONIN, *LONGITUDINAL method, *SEPTIC shock, *SEPSIS, *INTENSIVE care units, *INTERLEUKINS, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *C-reactive protein, *APACHE (Disease classification system), *ADULTS

Critical role of the peripheral blood smear for the early diagnosis of bacteremia and/or fungemia: A case‐based approach.

Authors: Li, Ting¹, Huang, Xingqin², Long, Fang³, Wang, Enle⁴, Xi, Yan⁵, Zhang, Yun⁶ zqshyy2000@163.com

Source: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. Feb2024, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p160-164. 5p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *CHRONIC kidney failure, *HIV infections, *BLOOD, *CELL culture, *CRITICALLY ill, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, *BRONCHOPNEUMONIA, *PATIENTS, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *SHOCK (Pathology), *MOVEMENT disorders, *CALCITONIN, *NEUTROPHILS, *MASS spectrometry, *FUNGEMIA, *BLOOD testing, *SEIZURES (Medicine), *QUADRIPLEGIA, *DISCHARGE planning, *CREATININE, *ASPARTATE aminotransferase, *AIDS patients

Implementation of a pharmacy-driven rapid bacteremia response program.

Authors: Wilde, Ashley M¹ ashley.wilde@nortonhealthcare.org, Song, Matthew¹, Allen, W Paul², Junkins, Alan D³, Frazier, James M⁴, Moore, Sarah E¹, Schulz, Paul S¹

Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Jan2024, Vol. 81 Issue 2, p74-82. 9p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *ANTIBIOTICS, *BACTEREMIA, *BLOOD, *ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship, *CELL culture, *HEALTH services accessibility, *DRUGSTORES, *COMMUNITY health services, *MOLECULAR pathology, *RAPID diagnostic tests, *HUMAN services programs, *ISOLATION (Hospital care), *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests

An analysis of the efficacy of universal PCR and BACTEC 9120 BD for identifying bacteremia in pediatrics.

Alternate Title: Ein Vergleich der Wirksamkeit von universeller PCR und BACTEC 9120 BD zur Identifizierung einer Bakteriämie in der Pädiatrie.

Authors: Safarkhani, Azam¹ (AUTHOR), Shirkavand, Fatemeh² (AUTHOR), Abdollahi, Nafiseh¹ (AUTHOR), Ahari Oskooie, Nazanin² (AUTHOR), Azimi, Leila¹ (AUTHOR) leilaazimi1982@gmail.com, Rahbar, Mohammad³ (AUTHOR), Karimi, Abdollah¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: GMS Hygiene & Infection Control. 2024, Vol. 19, p1-5. 5p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *CROSS-sectional method, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *RESEARCH funding, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *BACTEREMIA, *SCIENTIFIC observation, *HOSPITAL care, *CHILDREN'S hospitals, *CELL culture, *STAPHYLOCOCCUS, *PHENOTYPES, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *CHILDREN

Treatment of Complicated Gram-Positive Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis: Complicated Gram-Positive Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis: P. Schellong et al.

Authors: Schellong, Paul^1,2 paul.schellong@med.uni-jena.de, Joean, Oana¹, Pletz, Mathias W.¹, Hagel, Stefan¹, Weis, Sebastian^1,2,3

Source: Drugs. Feb2025, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p193-214. 22p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *COMBINATION drug therapy, *GRAM-positive bacterial infections, *STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases, *BACTEREMIA, *ENDOCARDITIS, *TREATMENT duration, *ANTI-infective agents, *DISEASE risk factors, *DISEASE complications

Acil Servise Başvuran Hastalarda Prokalsitonin Yüksekliği Bakteriyemi İçin Doğru Bir Biyobelirteç mi?

Alternate Title: Is Procalcitonin a Valid Biomarker for Bacteremia in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department?

Authors: Çelik-Ekinci, Semiha¹ dr_semiha@hotmail.com

Source: Klimik Journal / Klimik Dergisi. ara2023, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p246-250. 5p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BIOMARKERS, *C-reactive protein, *BLOOD, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *PREDICTIVE tests, *CELL culture, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *CALCITONIN, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *SEPSIS, *LEUKOCYTE count, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *BLOOD cell count, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, *STATISTICAL correlation

Xpert Carba-R Assay on Flagged Blood Culture Samples: Clinical Utility in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Bacteremia Caused by Enterobacteriaceae.

Authors: Rajendran, Surendran¹ indiasuren@gmail.com, Gopalakrishnan, Ram¹, Tarigopula, Anil², Kumar, D. Suresh¹, Nambi, P. Senthur¹, Sethuraman, Nandini³, Chandran, Chitra⁴, Ramakrishnan, Nagarajan⁵, Ramasubramanian, V.¹

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. Sep2023, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p655-662. 8p. 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *INTENSIVE care units, *BLOOD, *ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship, *CELL culture, *SCIENTIFIC observation, *MOLECULAR diagnosis, *PREDICTIVE tests, *CRITICALLY ill, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *PATIENTS, *CARBAPENEM-resistant bacteria, *RAPID diagnostic tests, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DRUG resistance in microorganisms, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests

Geographic Terms: INDIA

Evaluation of Children with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bacteremia.

Alternate Title: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bakteriyemili Çocuk Olguların Değerlendirilmesi.

Authors: Yeşil, Edanur¹ eda_hacettepe@hotmail.com, Çelebi, Solmaz², Özaslan, Zeynep³, Özer, Arife⁴, Kilimci, Duygu Düzcan⁵, Hacımustafaoğlu, Mustafa²

Source: Journal of Current Pediatrics / Guncel Pediatri. Apr2023, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p52-59. 8p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *ANTIBIOTICS, *BLOOD, *INTENSIVE care units, *CIPROFLOXACIN, *CELL culture, *CATHETER-related infections, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *EVALUATION research, *PEDIATRICS, *SULFAMETHOXAZOLE, *ARTIFICIAL respiration, *GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *GRAM-negative bacterial diseases, *COMORBIDITY, *CHILDREN, MORTALITY risk factors

Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (NGAL) and Other Clinical Parameters as Predictors of Bacterial Sepsis in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Fever.

Authors: Paul, Anna¹ annapaul1991@gmail.com, Newbigging, Nalini Sarah¹, Lenin, Audrin¹, Gowri, Mahasampath², Varghese, Jithin Sam³, Nell, Arun Jose⁴, Prabhakar Abhilash, Kundavaram Paul⁵, Binu, Aditya John¹, Chandiraseharan, Vignesh Kumar¹, Iyyadurai, Ramya¹, Varghese, George M.⁶

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. Mar2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p176-182. 7p. 4 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BIOMARKERS, *FEVER, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *TERTIARY care, *SYSTEMIC inflammatory response syndrome, *NEUTROPHILS, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, *CARRIER proteins, *EARLY diagnosis, *LONGITUDINAL method

Geographic Terms: INDIA

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Sepsis in Adult Patients Meeting Two or More Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria.

Authors: Balakrishnan, Vamsi¹, Yang, Anna², Jeanmonod, Donald¹, Courie, Harrison¹, Thompson, Spencer³, Peterson, Valerian⁴, Jeanmonod, Rebecca¹ rebeccajeanmonod@yahoo.com

Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. Sep2024, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p690-696. 7p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *NEUTROPHIL lymphocyte ratio, *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, *SYSTEMIC inflammatory response syndrome, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *LONGITUDINAL method, *DATA analysis software, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *BIOMARKERS, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *DISEASE complications, *ADULTS

Company/Entity: CENTERS for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

Impact of Gram-Negative Rod Bacteremia Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Real-Time Clinical Pharmacist Intervention.

Authors: Kremer, Abby M.¹ akremer@wakemed.org, Bouchard, Jeannette L.^1,2, Orvin, Alison I.^1,2

Source: Journal of Pharmacy Practice. Aug2024, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p940-944. 5p.

Subject Terms: *ANTIBIOTICS, *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *BACTEREMIA, *BLOOD collection, *DISEASE management, *RAPID diagnostic tests, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *LONGITUDINAL method, *CELL culture, *ESCHERICHIA coli, *CASE-control method, *GRAM-negative bacterial diseases, *COMPARATIVE studies, *BETA lactamases, *LENGTH of stay in hospitals, *HOSPITAL pharmacies

The Validity of Positive Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Cultures for the Diagnosis of Sepsis in the Neonatal Unit.

Authors: Benenson, Shmuel¹, Cohen, Matan J.² matanc123@gmail.com, Greenglick, Nofar¹, Schwartz, Carmela¹, Eventov-Friedman, Smadar³, Ergaz, Zivanit³

Source: American Journal of Perinatology. 2024, Vol. 41 Issue 9, p1245-1250. 6p.

Subject Terms: *ANTIBIOTICS, *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases, *ACADEMIC medical centers, *NEONATAL intensive care units, *BACTEREMIA, *NEONATAL intensive care, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *CELL culture, *LONGITUDINAL method, *BACTERIAL contamination, *COMPARATIVE studies, *NEONATAL sepsis, *MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques, *CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: ISRAEL

Salmonella Bacteremia Causing Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of Right Common Iliac Artery Complicated by Septic Caval Thrombosis.

Authors: Sivaramalingam, Sinduja¹ (AUTHOR), Ethiraj, Dillibabu² (AUTHOR), Srinivas, Sripriya¹ (AUTHOR), Kalyanasundaram, Srinivasan^3,4 (AUTHOR) srinivasan.k@relainstitute.com, Sundaramoorthy, Subha⁵ (AUTHOR), M., Madhu Bashini⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging. Sep2022, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p426-429. 4p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *THROMBOSIS, *BACTEREMIA, *SALMONELLA diseases, *ILIAC artery, *DIABETES, *SEPSIS, *FALSE aneurysms, *VENA cava inferior, *COMPUTED tomography, *DISEASE complications

Use of Rapid Molecular Polymerase Chain Reaction in Early Detection of Bacteremia in Neonates Prior to Blood Culture Positivity: A Pilot Study.

Authors: Massa-Buck, Beri^1,2 bmassa@childrensnational.org, Mendoza, Salome³, Keiser, John³, Mohamed, Mohamed A.⁴

Source: American Journal of Perinatology. 2024, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p569-574. 6p.

Subject Terms: *ANTIBIOTICS, *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *PREDICTIVE tests, *RESEARCH funding, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *PILOT projects, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CELL culture, *LONGITUDINAL method, *PEDIATRICS, *EARLY diagnosis, *CHILDREN

Benchmarking blood culture quality in the emergency department: Contamination, single sets and positivity.

Authors: Hills, Angela Z¹ angela.hills@health.qld.gov.au, Ray, Mercedes¹, Williams, Julian^1,2, Greenslade, Jaimi^1,3

Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia. Apr2024, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p206-212. 7p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *RISK assessment, *MICROBIAL contamination, *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, *BENCHMARKING (Management), *SCIENTIFIC observation, *SEX distribution, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DIAGNOSTIC errors, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *TERTIARY care, *AGE distribution, *RELATIVE medical risk, *CELL culture, *FUNGEMIA, *DATA analysis software, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *MEDICAL triage, *REGRESSION analysis, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *GRAM-positive bacteria

Geographic Terms: AUSTRALIA

Hemorrhagic Cystitis Due to Cephalexin and Review of the Literature.

Authors: Gan, Arnold¹, Delgado, Luis¹ luis.delgado@medsch.ucr.edu, Swafford, Kimberly², Brown, Dayton³, Soneji, Maulin⁴

Source: Clinical Pediatrics. Mar2024, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p423-427. 5p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *HEMORRHAGIC diseases, *BACTEREMIA, *CEPHRADINE, *CYSTITIS, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus, *CEFAZOLIN, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *ROUTINE diagnostic tests, *URINALYSIS

State-of-the-Art Review: Persistent Enterococcal Bacteremia.

Authors: Rogers, Ralph¹ rrogers@lifespan.org, Rice, Louis B¹ rrogers@lifespan.org

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1/15/2024, Vol. 78 Issue 1, pe1-e11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *ANTIBIOTICS, *BACTEREMIA, *GRAM-positive bacterial infections, *DISEASE susceptibility

Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2023 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Arthritis in Pediatrics.

Authors: Woods, Charles R¹ (AUTHOR) charles.woods@erlanger.org, Bradley, John S² (AUTHOR), Chatterjee, Archana³ (AUTHOR), Kronman, Matthew P⁴ (AUTHOR), Arnold, Sandra R⁵ (AUTHOR), Robinson, Joan⁶ (AUTHOR), Copley, Lawson A⁷ (AUTHOR), Arrieta, Antonio C⁸ (AUTHOR), Fowler, Sandra L⁹ (AUTHOR), Harrison, Christopher¹⁰ (AUTHOR), Eppes, Stephen C¹¹ (AUTHOR), Creech, C Buddy¹² (AUTHOR), Stadler, Laura P¹³ (AUTHOR), Shah, Samir S¹⁴ (AUTHOR), Mazur, Lynnette J¹⁵ (AUTHOR), Carrillo-Marquez, Maria A⁵ (AUTHOR), Allen, Coburn H¹⁶ (AUTHOR), Lavergne, Valéry^17,18 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Jan2024, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-59. 59p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA treatment, *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *INFECTIOUS arthritis, *PEDIATRICS, *MEDICAL protocols, *HEALTH care teams, *INFORMATION resources, *ORTHOPEDICS, *DISEASE management, *CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Predicting bacteraemia in maternity patients using full blood count parameters: A supervised machine learning algorithm approach.

Authors: Mooney, Ciarán¹ ciaranmooney@svhg.ie, Eogan, Maeve², Ní Áinle, Fionnuala^1,3, Cleary, Brian^4,5, Gallagher, Joeseph J.⁶, O'Loughlin, John⁷, Drew, Richard J.^8,9,10

Source: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. Aug2021, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p609-615. 7p.

Subject Terms: *BACTEREMIA diagnosis, *BLOOD, *BACTEREMIA, *CELL culture, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *PREDICTIVE tests, *HEMATOLOGY, *MACHINE learning, *PREGNANT women, *WOMEN, *REGRESSION analysis, *PATIENTS, *NEUTROPHILS, *OBSTETRICS, *PUERPERIUM, *PLATELET count, *LEUKOCYTE count, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *DISEASE prevalence, *ERYTHROCYTES, *BLOOD cell count, *ALGORITHMS, *LYMPHOCYTE count, *PREGNANCY