S2 Ep21: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2: How to stop relying on blood cultures and X-rays!
The Cribsiders
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The Importance of Blood Cultures in Pediatrics
There are a couple of times where actually they're really useful. If you have sepsis, about 8% of those kids will grow out of their cultures. The other time it's really helpful in pediatrics is if you have a complicated pneumonia. About 13 to 26% of thoseKids, the cultures will be positive because we often treat first before we drain.
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