Utility of peripheral blood cultures in patients with cancer and suspected blood stream infections: a systematic review

[1] Adamkiewicz TV(1999)Peripheral vs. central blood cultures in patients admitted to a pediatric oncology ward Pediatr Infect Dis J 18 556-558

[2] Lorenzana A(2011)Clinical and economic impact of contaminated blood cultures within the hospital setting J Hosp Infect 77 233-236

[3] Doyle J(1997)Efficacy of a vancomycin solution to prevent bacteremia associated with an indwelling central venous catheter in neutropenic and non-neutropenic cancer patients Med Pediatr Oncol 28 196-200

[4] Richardson S(1991)Contaminant blood cultures and resource utilization. The true consequences of false-positive results JAMA 265 365-369

[5] Alahmadi YM(2000)Parents’ utilities for outcomes of occult bacteremia Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154 43-48

[6] Aldeyab MA(2003)Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from central vein catheters and peripheral venipuncture in critically ill medical patients Chest 123 854-861

[7] McElnay JC(1987)Reliability of blood cultures collected from intravascular catheter versus venipuncture Am J Clin Pathol 88 113-116

[8] Scott MG(2009)Improving diagnosis of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by using differential time to positivity as a hospital-wide approach at a cancer hospital J Infect 59 317-323

[9] Darwish Elhajji FW(1999)Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from indwelling central venous catheters in hospitalized patients with cancer Ann Intern Med 131 641-647

[10] Magee FA(2001)Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures J Clin Microbiol 39 3393-3394

[1] Adamkiewicz TV(1999)Peripheral vs. central blood cultures in patients admitted to a pediatric oncology ward Pediatr Infect Dis J 18 556-558

[2] Lorenzana A(2011)Clinical and economic impact of contaminated blood cultures within the hospital setting J Hosp Infect 77 233-236

[3] Doyle J(1997)Efficacy of a vancomycin solution to prevent bacteremia associated with an indwelling central venous catheter in neutropenic and non-neutropenic cancer patients Med Pediatr Oncol 28 196-200

[4] Richardson S(1991)Contaminant blood cultures and resource utilization. The true consequences of false-positive results JAMA 265 365-369

[5] Alahmadi YM(2000)Parents’ utilities for outcomes of occult bacteremia Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154 43-48

[6] Aldeyab MA(2003)Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from central vein catheters and peripheral venipuncture in critically ill medical patients Chest 123 854-861

[7] McElnay JC(1987)Reliability of blood cultures collected from intravascular catheter versus venipuncture Am J Clin Pathol 88 113-116

[8] Scott MG(2009)Improving diagnosis of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by using differential time to positivity as a hospital-wide approach at a cancer hospital J Infect 59 317-323

[9] Darwish Elhajji FW(1999)Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from indwelling central venous catheters in hospitalized patients with cancer Ann Intern Med 131 641-647

[10] Magee FA(2001)Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures J Clin Microbiol 39 3393-3394