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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 79(4): 481-2, 2014 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24976577
ABSTRACT
In a cohort of 23 critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy, we investigated the role of ultrafiltrate fluid cultures as an adjunct to blood cultures in identifying the microbial etiology of sepsis. We found they provided no additional benefit and may yield false positives due to contamination.