Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the role played by the patient's age and physician's experience in determining the contamination rate of pediatric blood cultures. Methods ...

The population of blood cultures included in the study was divided into 2 categories according to the age of the patient from whom the specimen was obtained: 1 to <36 months ("young children") and ...

The purpose of this study was to identify the major organisms cultured from septicemic newborns at the Institute for Children ... Blood samples were collected with all aseptic precautions for ...

Objectives: To determine the current practice of obtaining blood cultures sent from PICU. Methods: Retrospective study of all blood cultures sent from patients in one calendar month (January 2009).