Bacteremia in children: a 2-year review of experience with a pediatric blood culture protocol using BacT/Alert standard bottles  Roberto Ceccarelli, Candida.

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Bacteremia in children: a 2-year review of experience with a pediatric blood culture protocol using BacT/Alert standard bottles  Roberto Ceccarelli, Candida Palmero, Enrico Mantero, Francesco Campone, Giuseppe Russo, Rosanna Frulio, Elisabetta Ugolotti, Marialuisa Belli, Clotilde Jannuzzi  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 495-497 (August 1997) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00289.x Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Distribution of organisms causing 152 episodes of sepsis in 98 children. CNS, coagulase-negatgive staphylococci. ‘Others’ group includes one viridans group streptococcus, one Bacteroides fragilis, one mixed Gram-negative rods and Gram-positive cocci. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1997 3, 495-497DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00289.x) Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Box plot of mean positivity time for pathogens and contaminants (95% confidence band about median). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1997 3, 495-497DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00289.x) Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

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