Patient seen in interventional radiology for steroid injection of the lumbar spine on (b)(6) 2015.On (b)(6) 2015, patient came to our ed complaining of nausea/vomiting.Found to have positive blood cultures.Patient discharged home on po cipro.On (b)(6), our lab labeled this organism as non-fermenter species, resistant to several antibiotics but sensitive to cipro.After two other patients found to have non-fermenter species in blood cultures, specimens sent to (b)(6) lab, where they were id'd as (b)(6)by mass spectrometry.Repeat blood cultures for this patient on (b)(6)2015 were negative.Reason for use: iv start and iv flush.
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