TY - JOUR T1 - How to interpret a paediatric blood culture JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 244 LP - 250 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321121 VL - 106 IS - 4 AU - Shaun O’Hagan AU - Peter Nelson AU - Lynne Speirs AU - Paul Moriarty AU - Peter Mallett Y1 - 2021/08/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/106/4/244.abstract N2 - 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. ER -