PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shaun O’Hagan
AU  - Peter Nelson
AU  - Lynne Speirs
AU  - Paul Moriarty
AU  - Peter Mallett
TI  - How to interpret a paediatric blood culture
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321121
DP  - 2021 Feb 26
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - edpract-2020-321121
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/25/archdischild-2020-321121.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/25/archdischild-2020-321121.full
AB  - Blood culture is one of the most important diagnostic tests in medicine, considering the significant morbidity and mortality associated with bloodstream infection (BSI). However, it is an often misused and misinterpreted test in everyday paediatric practice. In this article, we explore the evidence related to paediatric blood cultures, with the aim of providing clear and clinically-relevant recommendations for its judicious use.