Are Blood Cultures Useful in Patients with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections?

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MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.7, 2018 (ESCI)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 7
• Basım Tarihi: 2018
• Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mjima.2018.6
• Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Blood culture, bacteremia, cellulitis, DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT, BACTERIAL
• Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Blood cultures are almost routinely performed in patients hospitalized with skin and soft tissue infections (SST1s). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic importance of blood cultures in patients hospitalized with SST1s.