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

Pediatrics

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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 (US)
Article number	113910
Journal	journal of pediatrics
Volume	267
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113910
State	Published - Apr 2024

Funding

Colleen K. Gutman was supported by NIH/NCATS grant number KL2TR001429. Paul L. Aronson is supported by NIH/NICHD grant number R03 HD110741. The NIH had no role in the design and conduct of the study. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Keywords

blood cultures
cerebrospinal fluid
emergency department
patient safety
urine cultures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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

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