Time to identification of positive bacterial cultures in infants under three months of age hospitalized to rule out sepsis
Author(s) -
JN Friedman,
Anne Matlow
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/4.5.331
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , blood culture , meningitis , bacteremia , antibiotics , incubation period , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , microbiological culture , incubation , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics
To calculate the culture incubation required to determine bacteremia or meningitis in infants younger than three months of age hospitalized from the community following a full septic work-up for fever without focus.
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