A blood culture should be considered for cirrhotic patients with ABSSSI with diabetes mellitus, AKI, ACLF or those exhibiting abnormal albumin, lactate levels, or high MELD score because of the positive correlation between bacteremia and mortality.
A blood culture should be considered for patients with ABSSSI with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease or those exhibiting abnormal CRP, glucose, or albumin levels because of the positive correlation between bacteremia and mortality.
We assessed daily mean levels of albumin, CRP and Hb from 30 days before to 30 days after bacteraemia and correlations between albumin vs. CRP and albumin vs. Hb.