title: Blood Cultures for Persistent Fever in Neutropenic Pediatric Patients Are of Low Diagnostic Yield.
abstract: The incidence of bacteremia at the onset of pediatric febrile neutropenia (FN) at 2 academically linked institutions was 9.84%, and subsequent blood cultures performed for children with persistent FN yielded an incidence of 4.21%. Until the risk factors for new-onset bacteremia in patients being treated for FN can be identified and diagnostic methods can be improved, compliance with national guidelines is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center.
authors.forename: Alexandra B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Yonts
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lowas
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freifeld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000071997:Blood Culture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: blood culture; febrile neutropenia; pediatric