DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae242 ISSN: 2328-8957
Do all emergency room patients with influenza-like symptoms need blood cultures? A retrospective cohort study of two annual influenza seasons
Simone Ehrhard, Lukas Herren, Meret E Ricklin, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Wolf Hautz, Martin Müller, Philipp JentAbstract
In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated risk factors for bacteremia in emergency department patients presenting with influenza-like symptoms during influenza epidemic seasons. In patients without fever, chronic heart or chronic liver disease, blood culture collection might be omitted.