Blood cultures in newborns and children: optimising an everyday test.

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Published in Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed on July 01, 2002

Authors

J P Buttery1

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Children's Hospital Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. butteryj@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au

Associated clinical trials:

The Volume of Blood Submitted for Culture in Neonates - a Multicentre Quality Improvement Initiative. (VOB4C) | NCT04455022

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