An analysis of the efficacy of universal PCR and BACTEC 9120 BD for identifying bacteremia in pediatrics

• Main Authors: Safarkhani, Azam (Author), Shirkavand, Fatemeh (Author), Abdollahi, Nafiseh (Author), Ahari Oskooie, Nazanin (Author), Azimi, Leila (Author), Rahbar, Mohammad (Author), Karimi, Abdollah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are serious diseases in pediatrics and can increase the rate of morbidity and mortality. Blood culture is time consuming and can have false negative results in some case such as the intracellular or fastidious bacteria. This study aimed to evaluate the PCR ag...