Importance of Blood Cultures From Peripheral Veins in Pediatric Patients With Cancer and a Central Venous Line

摘要

BackgroundWhen an infection is suspected in a child with cancer and a central venous line (CVL), cultures are often only obtained from the CVL and not from a peripheral vein (PV). This study was undertaken to evaluate the importance of concomitant blood cultures from the CVL and a PV.