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. 2023 Mar 29;10:1157692. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1157692

Table 2.

Main conclusions on [18F]FDG-PET/CT in bloodstream infections.

Important patient populations

  • Suspected complex blood stream infections

  • Patients at high risk of metastatic spread

  • Blood stream infections in ICU-patients
Potential impact on patient management, treatment strategy, and patient outcome

  • Directing the diagnostic process towards more specific diagnostics

  • Modify treatment regimen

    • Guide to invasive treatment (e.g., abscess drainage)

    • Escalation or elongation of therapy (positive findings)

    • De-escalation of therapy (negative scans)

    • Switch from intravenous to oral regimens in limited disease (negative scans in complex bloodstream infections)

  • Decreased mortality when [18F]FDG-PET/CT is performed

  • Negative scans may reduce the need for further workup