title: Use of fungal blood cultures in an academic medical center.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kosmin
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fekete
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*
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