Blood Cultures for Persistent Fever in Neutropenic Pediatric Patients Are of Low Diagnostic Yield
- 4 February 2015
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Vol. 5 (2), 218-221
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piu145
Abstract
The incidence of bacteremia at the onset of pediatric febrile neutropenia (FN) at 2 academically linked institutions was 9.84%, and subsequent blood cultures performed for children with persistent FN yielded an incidence of 4.21%. Until the risk factors for new-onset bacteremia in patients being treated for FN can be identified and diagnostic methods can be improved, compliance with national guidelines is recommended.Keywords
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