Utility of Blood Culture Among Children Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Zendy

Mark I. Neuman | Zendy; Matt Hall | Zendy; Susan C. Lipsett | Zendy; Adam L. Hersh | Zendy; Derek J. Williams | Zendy; Jeffrey S. Gerber | Zendy; Thomas V. Brogan | Zendy; Anne J. Blaschke | Zendy; Carlos G. Grijalva | Zendy; Kavita Parikh | Zendy; Lilliam Ambroggio | Zendy; Samir S. Shah | Zendy

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Utility of Blood Culture Among Children Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Author(s) -

Mark I. Neuman,

Matt Hall,

Susan C. Lipsett,

Adam L. Hersh,

Derek J. Williams,

Jeffrey S. Gerber,

Thomas V. Brogan,

Anne J. Blaschke,

Carlos G. Grijalva,

Kavita Parikh,

Lilliam Ambroggio,

Samir S. Shah

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611

H-Index - 345

eISSN - 1098-4275

pISSN - 0031-4005

DOI - 10.1542/peds.2017-1013

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , blood culture , penicillin , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , community acquired pneumonia , confidence interval , antibiotics , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

National guidelines recommend blood cultures for children hospitalized with presumed bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that is moderate or severe. We sought to determine the prevalence of bacteremia and characterize the microbiology and penicillin-susceptibility patterns of positive blood culture results among children hospitalized with CAP.

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