Use of anaerobically incubated media to increase yield of positive blood cultures in children.
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.
Créixems
Marta Rodríguez
MR
Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Fron
Carlos
C
Muñoz
Patricia
P
Sánchez
Carlos
C
Peláez
Teresa
T
Bouza
Emilio
E
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
D003470:Culture Media