The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 819-828 , September 2010

The Clinical and Prognostic Importance of Positive Blood Cultures in Adults

  • Brian C. Pien, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC
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  • Punidha Sundaram, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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  • Natalia Raoof, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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  • Sylvia F. Costa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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  • Stanley Mirrett, MS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Christopher W. Woods, MD

      Affiliations

    • Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
    • Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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  • L. Barth Reller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
    • Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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  • Melvin P. Weinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
    • Department of Pathology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Melvin P. Weinstein, MD, Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

  • Image Result

    Relationship between age and risk of attributable death due to an adult bloodstream infection.

    Relationship between age and risk of attributable death due to an adult bloodstream infection.

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    Relationship between the number of comorbid conditions and risk of attributable death due to an adult bloodstream infection.

    Relationship between the number of comorbid conditions and risk of attributable death due to an adult bloodstream infection.

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

 This research was supported in part by a grant from the Department of Veteran Affairs Special Fellowship Program in Health Services Research.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00395-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.03.021

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 819-828 , September 2010

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