Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee Febrile Infants and Health Disparities Study Group

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113910

Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee Febrile Infants and Health Disparities Study Group

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Baylor College of Medicine
University of Florida
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of South Carolina
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Johns Hopkins University
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Northwestern University
University of California at Los Angeles
Southern Illinois University
University of Pittsburgh
Emory University
University of Washington
Seattle Children's
Yale University

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Abstract

In this multicenter, cross-sectional, secondary analysis of 4042 low-risk febrile infants, nearly 10% had a contaminated culture obtained during their evaluation (4.9% of blood cultures, 5.0% of urine cultures, and 1.8% of cerebrospinal fluid cultures). Our findings have important implications for improving sterile technique and reducing unnecessary cultures.

Original language	English
Article number	113910
Pages (from-to)	113910
Journal	Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	267
Early online date	12 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113910
State	Published - Apr 2024

Keywords

blood cultures
cerebrospinal fluid
emergency department
patient safety
urine cultures

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Contaminant Organism Growth in Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infection

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