Ultrasonographic Findings of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Patients.
Takahiro HosokawaKuntaro DeguchiHaruka TakeiYumiko SatoYutaka TanamiEiji OgumaPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2023)
Ultrasound findings are useful for diagnosing CRBSI. However, the sensitivity of sonographic findings is low and abnormal sonographic findings are sometimes absent in children with CRBSI; therefore, physicians should not rule out CRBSI based on normal sonographic findings, especially in patients a CVC and a positive blood culture.