title: Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections in Children.
abstract: Identification of bloodstream infections is among the most critical tasks performed by the clinical microbiology laboratory. While the criteria for achieving an adequate blood culture specimen in adults have been well described, there is much more ambiguity in pediatric populations. This minireview focuses on the available pediatric literature pertaining to the collection of an optimal blood culture specimen, including timing, volume, and bottle selection, as well as rapid diagnostic approaches and their role in the management of pediatric bloodstream infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.|Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dien Bard
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA erin.mcelvania@childrens.com.|Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McElvania TeKippe
mesh_terms: D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000379:methods*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*
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