Blood culture time to positivity in pediatric patients with bloodstream infection in rural Gambia
In rural Gambia, most blood cultures from pediatric patients would turn positive within 48 hours of incubation. A maximum of 48 hours of observation after the commencement of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized children may be sufficient for clinicians to receive feedback on blood culture results.
Authors
- Isaac Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-1364)
- Golam Sarwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-8457)
- Meghan K. Wally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-532X)
- Williams Oluwatosin Adefila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-4862)
- Baleng Mahama Wutor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-0570)
- Grant Mackenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4994-2627)
- Ilias Hossain
- Momodou Cham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0464-1449)
- Rasheed Salaudeen
- Ousman Barjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9565-1839)
- Keita Modou Lamin
- Minteh Molfa
- Babila G Lobga
- Yusuf Abdulsalam Olawale
- Mayowa Omotosho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2908-1636)
- Alieu Kuyateh
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100606
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- Medical Research Council