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Clinical value of repeat blood cultures in neonatal patients receiving antibiotic treatment

Author(s) -

Manar Allawama,

Eman Badran

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of international medical research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1473-2300

pISSN - 0300-0605

DOI - 10.1177/0300060514552154

Subject(s) - medicine , blood culture , neonatal intensive care unit , antibiotics , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , microbiological culture , pediatrics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , biology

Objective Retrospective database study to determine the clinical usefulness of repeat blood cultures in antibiotic-treated neonates.Methods Data regarding blood culture indication and findings for patients admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over a 2-year period were obtained from the hospital database. Repeat blood culture was defined as culture performed 4 days after initial testing may be beneficial. The use of repeat blood culture is not recommended for any other indication.

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