Determining Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures in a Neonatal Unit.
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac084
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… read more here.
Keywords: time positivity; positivity blood; neonatal unit; blood ... See more keywords
Role of Anaerobic Blood Cultures in Neonatal Bacteremia
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pix088
Abstract: Background Evaluation for neonatal sepsis routinely includes performing both aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures despite our lack of knowledge of the true incidence of anaerobic bacteremia in this age group and the consequences of not… read more here.
Keywords: cultures neonatal; blood cultures; blood; role anaerobic ... See more keywords