Determining Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures in a Neonatal Unit
Ana Arias-Felipe, Jesús Ramírez-Berrios, Raúl Recio‐Martínez, María Ángeles Orellana, Diego Fontiveros-Escalona, Elena Bergón-Sendín, Concepción de Alba-Romero
Abstract
Blood cultures are the gold standard for detecting bacteremia. We have studied the time to positivity of blood cultures in our neonatal unit to reduce antibiotic doses in patients with a negative blood culture. Empirical antibiotic treatment of neonatal sepsis could be withdrawn 24 hours after obtaining blood cultures.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBacteremiaBlood cultureNeonatal sepsisSepsisNeonatal intensive care unitAntibioticsGold standard (test)Intensive care medicinePediatricsInternal medicineMicrobiologyBiologyNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingStreptococcal Infections and Treatments