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. 2022 Oct 24;35(Suppl 3):89–93. doi: 10.37201/req/s03.19.2022

Table 2.

Recommendations for making-decision based on the score of the Bacteraemia Risk Prediction Model of the INFURG-SEMES group (MPB-INFURG-SEMES)

Score Risk classification Probability of TB (%) Recommending
0-2 Very low 0.2-0.9 Do not extract blood cultures
3 Low 1.8 Do not extract blood cultures
4 Low-moderate 4.7 The decision to obtain blood cultures and the patient’s admission should be made according to the characteristics of the patient
5 Moderate-high 19.1 Blood cultures should be obtained and the patient be admitted
6-7 High 39.1-56.8 Blood cultures should be obtained and the patient be admitted
8-10 Very high 71.1-90.1 Blood cultures should be obtained and the patient be admitted

TB: true bacteraemia