Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test

Effective use of blood cultures is a key component of the management of septic newborns and children. The technical and practical aspects of paediatric practice and the heightened susceptibility of children to infection because of immunological immaturity make automatic extrapolation of adult data d...

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Published in:Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2002-07, Vol.87 (1), p.F25-F28
Main Author: Buttery, J P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Antibiotics
bacteraemia
Bacteremia - blood
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteriological Techniques - methods
Bacteriological Techniques - standards
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
blood cultures
Child
Children & youth
Culture Media
E coli
False Positive Reactions
Hematology
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
microbiology
Newborn babies
Organisms
Pathogens
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Professional Practice
Review
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sepsis
Streptococcus infections
Time Factors
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Effective use of blood cultures is a key component of the management of septic newborns and children. The technical and practical aspects of paediatric practice and the heightened susceptibility of children to infection because of immunological immaturity make automatic extrapolation of adult data difficult and potentially unfounded.
ISSN:1359-2998
1468-2052
DOI:10.1136/fn.87.1.F25