title: [Evaluation of blood cultures of children hospitalized in Upper Silesian Health Center of Child and Mother in Katowice].
abstract: Blood cultures (1613) taken from children hospitalized in 13 wards of Upper Silesian Health Center of Child and Mother were studied using Bact/Alert 240 monitoring system (bioMerieux). Around 17.7% of studied cultures were positive: 285 microorganisms were isolated. Gram-positive cocci dominated: 32.3% were strains of MRCNS Gram-negative rods, mainlyEnterobacteriaceae were isolated in 18.6% of cases, non-fermenters--in 12.9%, yeasts (mainly C. albicans)--in 10.5%. More frequently blood cultures were positive in Intensive Care Unit (37.5%).
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej SUM w Katowicach.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zientara
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samulska
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Partyka
authors.forename: Gayane
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martirosian
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011044:Poland