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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3800-3801, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00796-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Use of Fungal Blood Cultures in an Academic Medical Center{triangledown}

Aaron R. Kosmin{dagger} and Thomas Fekete*

Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140

Received 28 April 2008/ Returned for modification 25 July 2008/ Accepted 10 September 2008

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140. Phone: (215) 707-1982. Fax: (215) 707-4414. E-mail: tomfeke{at}temple.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 September 2008.

{dagger} Present address: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Klein Professional Building, Suite 363, 5401 N. York Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19141.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3800-3801, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00796-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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