Rethinking the Routine: Are Repeat Blood Cultures Necessary After Completion of Infective Endocarditis Treatment?
Among 598 infective endocarditis (IE) episodes, follow-up blood cultures within 14 days of antimicrobial treatment completion were performed in 135 (23%) cases and detected only 2 (1.5%) recurrences. This strategy failed to identify 8 (6%) additional IE recurrences diagnosed between days 15 and 120, underscoring its limited utility.
Authors
- Benoît Guéry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-0714)
- Jean Regina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-9834)
- Matthaios Papadimitriou‐Olivgeris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-5105)
- G. Tzimas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-5166)
- Pierre Monney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-7333)
- Nicoleta Ianculescu
- Matthias Kirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-7578)
- Lars Niclauss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-5202)
Institutions
- Hôpital du Valais (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf617
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00