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False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding
Joint Authors
Boula, Anna
Karakonstantis, Stamatis
Manika, Ioanna
Vakonaki, Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The occurrence of false-positive blood cultures in patients with acute myeloid leukemia has been rarely described in the literature.
Awareness of this finding is important to avoid unnecessary delays in initiating appropriate cytoreductive therapy.
Here, we present the case of a 70-year-old male with acute leukemia and persistently positive blood cultures despite broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy.
No source of infection could be found clinically, and no pathogen could be isolated from blood cultures.
Inspection of the CO2 plots of the positive blood cultures showed a steady linear increase in CO2 levels, suggesting false-positive detection by the automated microbial detection system.
Cytoreductive therapy was then initiated, and several subsequent blood cultures were negative.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karakonstantis, Stamatis& Manika, Ioanna& Vakonaki, Maria& Boula, Anna. 2018. False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145034
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karakonstantis, Stamatis…[et al.]. False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145034
American Medical Association (AMA)
Karakonstantis, Stamatis& Manika, Ioanna& Vakonaki, Maria& Boula, Anna. False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145034
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145034