Créixems Marta Rodríguez, Fron Carlos, Muñoz Patricia, Sánchez Carlos, Peláez Teresa, Bouza Emilio
Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 May;21(5):443-6. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200205000-00025.
During a 3-year period we received 10024 blood samples for culture from pediatric patients. Overall 181 episodes of significant bacteremia were documented. During the study period we would have missed 35 (19%) of all significant episodes of pediatric bloodstream infections if we had not been using the anaerobically incubated blood bottle. Anaerobically incubated blood samples are also necessary in the pediatric population.