title: Use of anaerobically incubated media to increase yield of positive blood cultures in children.
abstract: During a 3-year period we received 10024 blood samples for culture from pediatric patients. Overall 181 episodes of significant bacteremia were documented. During the study period we would have missed 35 (19%) of all significant episodes of pediatric bloodstream infections if we had not been using the anaerobically incubated blood bottle. Anaerobically incubated blood samples are also necessary in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta Rodríguez
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Créixems
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fron
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peláez
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003470:Culture Media; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media