Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection

Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection

In this multicenter, cross-sectional, secondary analysis of 4042 low-risk febrile infants, nearly 10% had a contaminated culture obtained during their evaluation (4.9% of blood cultures, 5.0% of urine cultures, and 1.8% of cerebrospinal fluid cultures). Our findings have important implications for i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 2024-04, Vol.267, p.113910-113910, Article 113910
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Nidhi V., Gutman, Colleen K., Green, Rebecca S., Thompson, Amy D., Jackson, Kathleen, Kalari, Nabila C., Lucrezia, Samantha, Krack, Andrew, Corboy, Jacqueline B., Cheng, Tabitha, Duong, Myto, St Pierre-Hetz, Ryan, Akinsola, Bolanle, Kelly, Jessica, Sartori, Laura F., Yan, Xinyu, Lou, Xiang Yang, Lion, K. Casey, Fernandez, Rosemarie, Aronson, Paul L.
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Sprache:eng
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Bacterial Infections - complications
blood cultures
cerebrospinal fluid
Cross-Sectional Studies
emergency department
Fever - complications
Humans
Infant
patient safety
Retrospective Studies
Urinalysis
urine cultures
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Zusammenfassung:In this multicenter, cross-sectional, secondary analysis of 4042 low-risk febrile infants, nearly 10% had a contaminated culture obtained during their evaluation (4.9% of blood cultures, 5.0% of urine cultures, and 1.8% of cerebrospinal fluid cultures). Our findings have important implications for improving sterile technique and reducing unnecessary cultures.
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113910