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SUBMITTER: Lai YL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821238 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lai Yi Ling YL Adjemian Jennifer J Ricotta Emily E EE Mathew Lauren L O'Grady Naomi P NP Kadri Sameer S SS
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20191001 10
At 128 US hospitals, from 2009-2014, a 17% decline occurred annually in central venous catheter tips sent for culture: a 6-fold decrease from blood culture sampling trends. The positive predictive value was low (23%). Tip culture use often does not conform to recommendations and offers limited independent treatment opportunities. ...[more]