Yield of Anaerobic Blood Cultures in Pediatric Emergency Department Patients

Citation:

Itai Gross, Gordon, Oren , Ahmad, Wiessam Abu , Benenson, Shmuel , Piatkowski, Ben , Eventov-Friedman, Smadar , and Hashavya, Saar . 2018. “Yield Of Anaerobic Blood Cultures In Pediatric Emergency Department Patients”. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37, Pp. 281–286. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001751.

Abstract:

Background:Anaerobic bacteremia is rare in children and current recommendations advocate against the routine use of anaerobic cultures in children. However, the incidence of anaerobic bacteremia and the utility of anaerobic blood cultures in children have not been assessed in recent years. Our pedia