Association between time to gram stain positivity and true bacteremia in pediatric emergency department patients
Time to Gram stain positivity is a strong indicator for distinguishing true bacteremia from contaminants, potentially optimizing patient management and reducing unnecessary hospital stays.
Authors
- Alino Demean Loghin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0695-3419)
- Émilie Vallières
- Charlotte Grandjean-Blanchet
- Jocelyn Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-4990)
- Olivia Ostrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-6582)
- Brandon Noyon
Institutions
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.05.019
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université de Montréal