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* The presence of bacteria in the blood |
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* May be primary (associated with intravascular devices or catheters) or secondary (from some focus of infection) |
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* May be community-acquired (onset within 48 hours of admission) or nosocomial (onset after 48 hours from admission) |
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* Pseudobacteremia refers to blood culture contamination |
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* Usually not more than 7 days |
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==Management== |
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*Usually not more than 7 days for Gram-negative bacteremia or 14 days for Gram-positive bacteremia |
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 29 August 2021
Background
- The presence of bacteria in the blood
- May be primary (associated with intravascular devices or catheters) or secondary (from some focus of infection)
- May be community-acquired (onset within 48 hours of admission) or nosocomial (onset after 48 hours from admission)
- Pseudobacteremia refers to blood culture contamination
Management
- See Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, separately
- Treat empirically, narrow when possible
- Duration is as usual for underlying source of bacteremia, except Staph. aureus
- Usually not more than 7 days for Gram-negative bacteremia or 14 days for Gram-positive bacteremia
