Screening for Bacteremia in Trauma Patients: Traditional Markers Fall Short.

CONCLUSION: Current tools for identifying bacteremia in trauma patients result in overscreening. PCT may have a limited role as a negative predictor for bacteremia. Given that false-positive BCs have negative patient and economic consequences, future study should focus on development of alternative screening modalities. PMID: 33170029 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The American Surgeon - November 10, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Stutsrim AE, Griffin CM, Palavecino EL, Hildreth AN, Avery MD, Chang MC, Miller PR, Nunn AM Tags: Am Surg Source Type: research