A Simple Algorithm for Predicting Bacteremia Using Food Consumption and Shaking Chills: A Prospective Observational Study
A Simple Algorithm for Predicting Bacteremia Using Food Consumption and Shaking Chills: A Prospective Observational Study
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DOI:
10.12788/jhm.2764
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发表时间:
2017-07-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Inoue, Kenji
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作者:
Komatsu, Takayuki;Takahashi, Erika;Inoue, Kenji
BACKGROUND: Predicting the presence of true bacteremia based on clinical examination is unreliable.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to construct a simple algorithm for predicting true bacteremia by using food consumption and shaking chills.DESIGN: A prospective multicenter observational study.SETTING: Three hospital centers in a large Japanese city.PARTICIPANTS: In total, 1,943 hospitalized patients aged 14 to 96 years who underwent blood culture acquisitions between April 2013 and August 2014 were enrolled. Patients with anorexia-inducing conditions were excluded.INTERVENTIONS: We assessed the patients' oral food intake based on the meal immediately prior to the blood culture with definition as "normal food consumption" when >80% of a meal was consumed and "poor food consumption" when