Assessing blood culture appropriateness in solid organ transplant recipients: a diagnostic stewardship approach
Once applied retrospectively, our institutional blood culture algorithm did not miss any true positive bloodstream infections among adult SOT recipients. This study provides initial evidence supporting the cautious application of blood culture diagnostic algorithms in adult SOT populations. Further prospective investigations are warranted to validate these findings.
Authors
- Barbara D. Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-0529)
- Lindsay Y. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-2682)
- John M. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-8852)
- Julie M. Steinbrink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-3647)
- Debra L. Sudan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-4459)
- Manuela Carugati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3187-5905)
- Matthew J. Ellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-8534)
- Heather Pena
- Matthew Galen Hartwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-2791)
- Jacob N. Schroder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-7284)
- Ian J. Welsby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-5612)
- Jessica Seidelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7117-513X)
- Adam D. DeVore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4679-2221)
- Nitin Mehdiratta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0675-9953)
- Amanda Seidenfeld
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Pulmonary and Allergy Associates (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10312
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00