Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01023555
Increasing the Yield of Blood Cultures in Neonates
Increasing the Yield of Blood Cultures in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- A Prospective Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1,500 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a single blood sample of 1cc in an aerobic bottle will provide a better yield and time to positivity than 2 samples of 0.5 cc in 2 (aerobic and anaerobic) bottles for blood cultures in neonates.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | 1cc of blood in a single aerobic culture bottle | The efficacy of using 1cc of blood in a single aerobic bottle for cultures in neonatal bacteremia will will be compared with the traditional 0.5cc of blood in 2 Bottles |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-07-01
- Completion
- 2010-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-12-02
- Last updated
- 2011-07-26
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01023555. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.