Utility of Blood Culture in Uncomplicated Pneumonia in Children | Zendy

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Utility of Blood Culture in Uncomplicated Pneumonia in Children

Author(s) -

Alberto Mendoza-Paredes,

Jorge Bastos,

Mark Leber,

Evelyn Erickson,

Muhammad Waseem

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1179-5565

DOI - 10.4137/cmped.s8051

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , bacteremia , chest radiograph , blood culture , pediatrics , complete blood count , population , white blood cell , pneumococcal vaccine , antibiotics , streptococcus pneumoniae , lung , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

It is believed to be the standard of care to obtain a blood culture in a child who is hospitalized for pneumonia. In recent years, many studies have questioned the utility of this practice in the presence of age appropriate immunization. We conducted this study to determine the current prevalence of bacteremia in children with uncomplicated pneumonia and the utility of obtaining blood cultures in these children.

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