Blood culture follow-up in children 3 to 36 months of age

BC: blood culture; LP: lumbar puncture; IV: intravenous.
* Well patients with blood culture positive for E. coli or S. aureus do not need a lumbar puncture; for other pathogens, which are encountered rarely, the decision should be individualized.
¶ Outpatient care is only appropriate in patients without evidence of meningitis on CSF examination.