TY  - JOUR
T1  - BLood culture collection for suspected bacteremia—reply
AU  - Coburn B, Morris AM, Detsky AS
Y1  - 2013/01/23
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.113524
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 339
EP  - 339
VL  - 309
IS  - 4
N2  - 
In Reply: Dr Eckert and colleagues are correct that there is an error in the Box in our article. The 3 variables they cite are indeed missing. We reviewed the study by Shapiro et al1 and agree the 3 variables should be included in the rule. However, in doing so, we noted that the Shapiro et al report also seems to have an error in that their Table 3 lists the rule but omits the variable neutrophils greater than 80%. As a result, we contacted Dr Bates, one of the authors of the original article, to determine whether this omission was also unintentional. He confirmed that it was.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.113524
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.113524
ER  -