Interpreting Blood Culture Results as Early Guidance for Infective Endocarditis
In this case-control study of patients with and without IE, the number of initial positive blood culture bottles and days to culture clearance were helpful to adjust pretest probability of IE. These findings may help guide diagnostic and therapeutic decisions around bacteremia early during hospitalization.
Authors
- Daniel Norwitz
- Brad J. Spellberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3632-1709)
- Iman Richie
- Josh Banerjee
- Catherine P. Canamar
- Kusha Davar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-2264)
- Sarah Freling
- Devin Clark
Institutions
- Keck Hospital of USC (US)
- Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8079
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06