Finding Ideal Blood Culture Volume in NICU

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02468947

Enrollment

800

Registered

2015-06-11

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

2017-12-31

Last updated

2016-08-09

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Conditions

Ideal Sample Volume for Blood Cultures

Keywords

Neonatal sepsis

Brief summary

The investigators want to assess the effectivity of different sample volumes in blood cultures.

Detailed description

The investigators intend to compare yield of 0.5ml sample x2 vs 0.25 ml samples x2 (aerobic and anaerobic media for each volume) taken from the sample taken from the same site and time. Time to positivity will also be compared, as well as possible contamination rates.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Suspected sepsis

Exclusion criteria

* Need for extra puncture in order to withdraw enough blood for the second set of cultures. * Urgent need for antibiotic without time for cultures.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Positive blood cultures of each group	2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to positivity for each group	2 years
Suspected contamination rate	2 years

Countries

Israel

Outcome results