Bloodstream infection in children.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2005
Abstract
A BSI is the presence of a pathogen in the blood. Its clinical significance should be determined by the presence of the host response as defined by the modified criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome SIRS in children or a clinically recognizable syndrome. Definitions of BSI for the purposes of sepsis trials may differ from those for epidemiologic or surveillance studies.
Keywords
Child, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Volume
6
Issue
3 Supp
Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Additional Information
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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