Can Fetal Umbilical Venous Blood Be a Reliable Source for Admission Complete Blood Count and Culture in NICU Patients?

CONCLUSIONS: FUVB is suitable for obtaining CBC/diff. FUVB is an appropriate second source for BCX as it yields additional true pathogens. Our findings may support the presence of "culture-negative sepsis" in some neonates.
PMID: 30300890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neonatology - October 9, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Greer R, Safarulla A, Koeppel R, Aslam M, Bany-Mohammed FM Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research