Frequency and Predictors of Positive Follow-up Blood Cultures in Patients with Streptococcal Bacteremia
Positive FUBCs were infrequent for <i>S pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>, and group C and G streptococci. It may be reasonable to forego FUBC for these streptococcal species if endocarditis or osteomyelitis are not clinically suspected.
Authors
- Kellie N. Arensman Hannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0200-1782)
- Cristina Corsini Campioli
- Kristin Cole
- Samantha R Tuma
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic Health System (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag055
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00