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Rana Abdelrahim

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Blood Culture Contaminants in a Paediatric Population: Retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Oman

Mohamed A. El-Naggari, Sharef W. Al-Mulaabed, Zakaria Mani et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.011

Objectives: Most children presenting with febrile illness require a blood culture to determine the causative organism as well as its sensitivity to antibiotics. However, false-positive results lead to unnecessary hospitalisations, prescriptions and tests. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of false-positive blood …

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