Open AccessBlood Culture Contaminants in a Paediatric Population: Retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Oman
Author(s) -
Mohamed El-Naggari,
Sharef Al-Mulaabed,
Zakaria Al-Muharrmi,
Renjith Mani,
Rana Abdelrahim,
Reem Abdwani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.011
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , tertiary care , major trauma , intubation , intensive care unit , population , psychological intervention , medical emergency , surgery , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health
Most children presenting with febrile illness require a blood culture to determine the causative organism as well as its sensitivity to antibiotics. However, false-positive results lead to unnecessary hospitalisations, prescriptions and tests. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of false-positive blood cultures among a paediatric population at a tertiary hospital in Oman.