Diagnostic yield of routine daily blood culture in patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are frequent on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). Performing routine blood cultures (BCs) may identify early paucisymptomatic BSIs. We investigated the contribution of systematic daily BCs to detect BSIs on V-A ECMO. Metho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03658-7 |