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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The majority of patients with suppurative thrombophlebitis have persistent positive blood cultures despite adequate antimicrobial therapy for ≥3 days.
Laboratory Findings
- Patients with suppurative thrombophlebitis (ST) have persistent shedding of bacteria into the bloodstream from an infected thrombus. In the majority of patients, blood cultures remain positive for the infecting organism despite adequate antimicrobial therapy for ≥3 days. This finding is considered a criterion for the diagnosis of ST.[1]
References
- ↑ Mermel LA, Allon M, Bouza E, Craven DE, Flynn P, O'Grady NP; et al. (2009). "Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clin Infect Dis. 49 (1): 1–45. doi:10.1086/599376. PMC 4039170. PMID 19489710.