Bacteraemia Bloodstream infection
Conditions
Interventions
The use of the blood culture prediction model, to omit blood cultures analyses 
at less than 5% chance of a positive culture.
Sponsors
Amsterdam UMC
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients who have a clinical indication for a blood culture analysis (according to the treating physician) in the emergency department.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Central Venous Line (CVL) or Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in situ. • Neutrophil count < 0.5 * 109/L • Candidemia or S. aureus bacteraemia in the past 3 months • A high suspicion of endocarditis/spondylodiscitis/infected prosthetic material/bacterial meningitis • Pregnant or breastfeeding patients • Patient returning to ED due to positive blood culture
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-inferiority regarding 30-day mortality. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The key secondary outcomes are: Non-inferiority regarding hospital admissions, length of stay in hospital and death in hospital. Furthermore, superiority is examined in a large group of different outcome measures (either patient-, process- or model-related). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactK.D.P.B. Nanayakkara
Amsterdam UMC
Outcome results
None listed