Bacteremia in Adults Admitted from the Emergency Department with Laboratory-Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Collecting blood cultures from patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) with acute respiratory infection (ARI) is common, but the rate of secondary bacteremia in adult patients admitted from the ED with ARI associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is unknown. Indiscriminate collection of blood cultures can be associated with contaminated blood cultures and increased inappropriate antimicrobial use and health care costs.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Laboratory in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research