Stool cultures at the ICU: get rid of it!

Stool cultures at the ICU: get rid of it!

Abstract Background Stool cultures for Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shigella and/or Yersinia spp. are frequently ordered in critically ill patients with diarrhea. The aim of this study is to analyze the diagnostic yield in a large cohort of critically ill patients. Therefore, we performed a cohort...

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Main Authors: Carolin F. Manthey, Darja Dranova, Martin Christner, Laura Berneking, Stefan Kluge, Ansgar W. Lohse, Valentin Fuhrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Diarrhea
Stool culture
Critically ill
Clostridium difficile
Campylobacter spp.
Salmonella spp.
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0358-x

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