Bacteraemia

Diagnosis and management of bloodstream infections.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Infectious DiseasesCritical CareMicrobiology

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG51]: Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management
National
SIGN: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB)
National
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Local
Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures (NICE guideline CG64)
Local
Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Infective Endocarditis in Adults
Local
Expert consensus-based clinical practice guidelines management of catheter-related infections in intensive care units
Local
Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications (IDSA Guideline)
Local
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury
Local
KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update
Local
Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines
Local
REPAIRS Delphi: A UK and Ireland Consensus Statement on the Management of Infective Endocarditis
Local
UK Kidney Association Clinical Practice Guideline on vascular access: 2025 update
Local