Kosmin Aaron R, Fekete Thomas
Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Nov;46(11):3800-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00796-08. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
We studied the use of fungal blood cultures in our hospital. They added little compared to routine culture results, but clinicians ordered them for sicker patients, when facing diagnostic uncertainty, or after prior candidemia. We need a practical guideline for when to order fungal blood cultures.