Utility of blood cultures in the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia discharged from the emergency department

S. G. Campbell, T. J. Marrie, R. Anstey, S. Ackroyd-Stolarz, G. Dickinson

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Résumé

Study objective: To assess the clinical value of blood cultures (BCs) in the management of adult patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: The courses of antibiotic regimens and outcomes of patients with positive BC results were examined to assess their influence on BCs. Results: BCs were obtained from 289 outpatients. Six clinically significant organisms were identified (a yield of 2.1%). Outpatients with CAP who had blood cultures performed had a 0.69% (2 of 289) chance of having a change of treatment directed by the results of the culture. Conclusion: BCs have little utility in the ambulatory management of CAP.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)521-523
Nombre de pages3
JournalEmergency Medicine Journal
Volume20
Numéro de publication6
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - nov. 2003

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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