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First received: March 22, 2024

Clinical Trial: False Positive Peripheral Blood Culture in Children With Leukaemia: A Prevalence Study

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Nurse's Role

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: False Positive Peripheral Blood Culture in Children With Leukaemia: A Prevalence Study

Brief Summary: Chemotherapy, the main treatment for childhood leukemia, has side effects on healthy cells.One of the most important of these side effects is the risk of infection due to neutropenia.In clinics, blood culture is the gold standard for the detection of possible infection risk (bacteremia, fungemia, etc.).During the diagnosis and treatment process in children with leukemia, a large number of peripheral or catheter blood cultures are performed.When the culture results are positive, it is accepted that the infection…

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