Utility of Blood Culture Among Children Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
AUTHORS
Neuman
MI ,
Hall
M ,
Lipsett
SC ,
Hersh
AL ,
Williams
DJ ,
Gerber
JS ,
Brogan
TV ,
Blaschke
AJ ,
Grijalva
CG ,
Parikh
K ,
Ambroggio
L ,
Shah
SS ,
,
. Pediatrics. 2017 9 1; 140(3).
- PMID: 28835382 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC5574722.
ABSTRACT
National guidelines recommend blood cultures for children hospitalized with presumed bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that is moderate or severe. We sought to determine the prevalence of bacteremia and characterize the microbiology and penicillin-susceptibility patterns of positive blood culture results among children hospitalized with CAP.
National guidelines recommend blood cultures for children hospitalized with presumed bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that is moderate or severe. We sought to determine the prevalence of bacteremia and characterize the microbiology and penicillin-susceptibility patterns of positive blood culture results among children hospitalized with CAP.
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