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Diagnostic yield of blood cultures in febrile neutropenia—a real-world observational study from an academic medical center during blood culture bottle shortage

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This single-center retrospective analysis evaluated the yield of blood cultures in patients with febrile neutropenia during a supply shortage. The detection rate of true bacteremia was observed to increase with the number of sets obtained, although this increase was not statistically significant. Findings support limiting repeat cultures within 48 hours.

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10310