Blood culture contamination in hospitalized pediatric patients: a single institution experience

PurposeBlood culture is the most important tool for detecting bacteremia in children with fever. However, blood culture contamination rates range from 0.6% to 6.0% in adults; rates for young children have been considered higher than these, although data are limited, especially in Korea. This study d...

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Main Authors: Hyewon Min, Cheong Soo Park, Dong Soo Kim, Ki Hwan Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2014-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-57-178.pdf