Pitfalls for blood culture diagnostic stewardship. Author's Reply

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¹ Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Schanzenstrasse 55, Basel 4056, Switzerland. Electronic address: sarah.draeger@usb.ch.
² Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Schanzenstrasse 55, Basel 4056, Switzerland.

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Sarah Dräger et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov:105:102-103.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.09.003. Epub 2022 Sep 11.

¹ Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Schanzenstrasse 55, Basel 4056, Switzerland. Electronic address: sarah.draeger@usb.ch.
² Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Schanzenstrasse 55, Basel 4056, Switzerland.

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Keywords: Appropriateness; Blood culture; Diagnostic stewardship; Follow-up blood culture.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interests.

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