RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F25
OP F28
DO 10.1136/fn.87.1.F25
VO 87
IS 1
A1 J P Buttery
YR 2002
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/87/1/F25.abstract
AB Effective use of blood cultures is a key component of the management of septic newborns and children. The technical and practical aspects of paediatric practice and the heightened susceptibility of children to infection because of immunological immaturity make automatic extrapolation of adult data difficult and potentially unfounded.