Use of Microbiological Cultures in the Hospitalized Patient

Michael J. Hoffman; Ramona Bhatia

doi:10.1016/j.ehmc.2014.09.005

Use of Microbiological Cultures in the Hospitalized Patient

Michael J. Hoffman^*, Ramona Bhatia

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Medicine, Hospital Medicine Division

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Abstract

Understanding the proper use and interpretation of microbiological cultures in the hospitalized patient is vital to providing optimal care to those with both community-acquired and hospital-acquired infections. Differentiating true infection from contamination or colonization is the first step toward judicious antibiotic use and optimal antimicrobial stewardship practices. This article discusses the use and interpretation of the most common microbiological cultures encountered by hospitalists, and the management of common infections encountered in the hospitalized patient.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	23-33
Number of pages	11
Journal	Hospital Medicine Clinics
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehmc.2014.09.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Central line-associated bloodstream infection
Culture contamination
Health care-associated pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Microbiological culture
Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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General Medicine

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