Blood Cultures for Persistent Fever in Neutropenic Pediatric Patients Are of Low Diagnostic Yield

Overview

Journal J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics

Date 2016 May 21

PMID 27199474

Citations 4

Authors

Kari Neemann

Alexandra B Yonts

Fang Qiu

Kari Simonsen

Stefanie Lowas

Alison Freifeld

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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.

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