Open AccessUrinary tract infection concordance with positive blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures in the neonatal intensive care unit
Author(s) -
L. Corbin Downey,
Daniel K. Benjamin,
Reese H. Clark,
Kevin M. Watt,
Christoph P. Hornik,
Matthew M. Laughon,
Michael CohenWolkowiez,
P. Brian Smith
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/jp.2012.111
Subject(s) - medicine , urine , concordance , urinary system , neonatal intensive care unit , blood culture , sepsis , cerebrospinal fluid , neonatal sepsis , intensive care unit , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures are frequently obtained to evaluate for infection. We sought to determine the concordance between positive urine cultures and blood or CSF cultures.