Blood Cultures for Persistent Fever in Neutropenic Pediatric Patients Are of Low Diagnostic Yield

Autor: Alexandra B. Yonts, Kari Neemann, Fang Qiu, Alison G. Freifeld, Stefanie Lowas, Kari A. Simonsen
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 5(2)
ISSN: 2048-7207
Popis: The incidence of bacteremia at the onset of pediatric febrile neutropenia (FN) at 2 academically linked institutions was 9.84%, and subsequent blood cultures performed for children with persistent FN yielded an incidence of 4.21%. Until the risk factors for new-onset bacteremia in patients being treated for FN can be identified and diagnostic methods can be improved, compliance with national guidelines is recommended.
Databáze: OpenAIRE