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Blood cultures are the gold standard for detecting bacteremia. We have studied the time to positivity of blood cultures in our neonatal unit to reduce antibiotic doses in patients with… Click to show full abstract
Blood cultures are the gold standard for detecting bacteremia. We have studied the time to positivity of blood cultures in our neonatal unit to reduce antibiotic doses in patients with a negative blood culture. Empirical antibiotic treatment of neonatal sepsis could be withdrawn 24 hours after obtaining blood cultures.
Keywords:
time positivity;
positivity blood;
neonatal unit;
blood;
blood cultures;
cultures neonatal
Journal Title: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Year Published: 2022
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