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- Title
A study of the role of multiple site blood cultures in the evaluation of neonatal sepsis.
- Authors
Sarkar, S; Bhagat, I; DeCristofaro, J D; Wiswell, T E; Spitzer, A R
- Abstract
The optimal number of blood cultures needed to document sepsis in an ill neonate has undergone little critical evaluation. Multiple site cultures may improve pathogen detection if intermittent bacteremia occurs, or if a low density of bacteria is present in the blood. We hypothesized, however, that bacterial clearance is slower and bacteremia more continuous in septic neonates, so that a single site blood culture should be sufficient to accurately document true septicemia.
- Publication
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2006, Vol 26, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0743-8346
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.jp.7211410