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Diagnostic Yield of Initial and Consecutive Blood Cultures in Children With Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia

Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Richard De Abreu Lourenço, Hannah E. Clark, Karin Thursky, Monica A. Slavin, Franz E Babl, Françoise Méchinaud, Frank Alvaro, Julia Clark, Bhavna Padhye,

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2020 · 21 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

In the absence of new fever or clinical instability, BCs beyond 48 hours of persistent fever have limited yield. Opportunity exists to optimize BC collection in this population and reduce the burden of unnecessary tests on patients, healthcare workers, and hospitals.

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Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Karin Thursky, Monica A. Slavin et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 2020 · 56 citations · Full text