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Guidelines for blood culture (BC) address the appropriate frequency, number and volume, but no guidelines exist for repeating BCs. The pattern of repeated BCs was studied in all patients hospitalised in December 2001 to determine the extent of and reasons for repeating cultures. BC was repeated in 127 (31.6%) of 405 adults with an initial BC during the study period. All patients with available records...
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