Evaluation of the necessity for routine terminal subculturing of blood cultures negative by radiometric methods.
A retrospective review of 18,130 blood cultures performed with a BACTEC 225 indicated that terminal subculturing of bottles negative after 7 days of testing did not recover organisms which affected patient care or the length of patient hospitalization.
D000368:Aged; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D011874:Radiometry; D012189:Retrospective Studies