Diagnostic and therapeutic yield of imaging studies in polymicrobial and monomicrobial Gram-negative bloodstream infections – a retrospective cohort study

Appropriate antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage, improve survival in patients with Gram negative bloodstream infections (BSI). Data about the yield of imaging studies in polymicrobial BSI is sparse. The aim of the study was to assess the need for imaging studies and surgical drainage among patients with polymicrobial compared to monomicrobial BSI.