Diagnostic Yield of Timing Blood Culture Collection Relative to Fever
- Author
- Penny Pei Lee Kee, Maidhili Chinnappan, Ajit Nair, Daryl Yeak, Annie Chen, Mike Starr, Andrew J. Daley, Allen C. Cheng and David Burgner
- Journal
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 846–850
- Year
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1097/INF.0000000000001189 (external link)
Cited in
Rules Learnt blog
Turns out: no evidence base for this. Blood volume is what matters for sensitivity, not timing.