Guidelines regarding appropriate ordering of blood cultures during blood culture bottle shortages

Blood Culture Rapid Identification Panel (BCID-II)

The purpose of this document is to provide general guidance for empiric therapy based on the results of the rapid blood culture identification panel (BCID-II) used at BCH Oakland. 
Please note that this is general guidance and does not replace clinical judgement based on the patient's clinical presentation, history, and current clinical status.

What is BCID? 

These guidelines inform selection and modification of antibiotic therapy based on preliminary blood culture results. They are not intended to replace clinical judgement

Guidance for collecting surgical specimens for microbiological processing.

Recommendations for testing for suspected CNS VZV infection

Flowchart to aid in incorporating procalcitonin into considerations for initiating and discontinuing antibiotics.