Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test

被引:101
作者
Buttery, JP [1 ]
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[1] Royal Childrens Hosp, Clin Paediat Infect Dis Unit, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION | 2002年 / 87卷 / 01期
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10.1136/fn.87.1.F25
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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Effective use of blood cultures is a key component of the management of septic newborns and children. The technical and practical aspects of paediatric practice and the heightened susceptibility of children to infection because of immunological immaturity make automatic extrapolation of adult data difficult and potentially unfounded.
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