Open AccessUse of anaerobically incubated media to increase yield of positive blood cultures in children
Author(s) -
Marta Rodríguez Créixems,
Carlos Fron,
Patricia Muñoz,
Carlos Sánchez,
Teresa Peláez,
Emilio Bouza
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200205000-00025
Subject(s) - medicine , yield (engineering) , metallurgy , materials science
During a 3-year period we received 10024 blood samples for culture from pediatric patients. Overall 181 episodes of significant bacteremia were documented. During the study period we would have missed 35 (19%) of all significant episodes of pediatric bloodstream infections if we had not been using the anaerobically incubated blood bottle. Anaerobically incubated blood samples are also necessary in the pediatric population.