title: Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Children's Hospital Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. butteryj@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Buttery
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D003470:Culture Media; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media