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In this retrospective study, we aimed to clinically evaluate P. urinalis growth in the blood cultures of children at a tertiary referral hospital over a 5.5-year period, with identification performed using the MALDI-TOF MS method. A total of 170 hospitalized children showed P. urinalis growth in sterile site cultures (blood: 162; catheter: 7; CSF: 1), with forty percent of all growth occurring in only three wards (neonatal intensive care unit, hematology, oncology). Of 170 cultures, 5 (2.9%) showed further P. urinalis growth in control cultures, which could be considered significant. In cases with a second culture, the average growth time (time to positivity) was relatively short, at 24 + 7 h (mean + SD, min-max: 17\u201333 h). No mortality was observed in any case. Evaluations were conducted by the Hospital Infection Control Committee to determine the source of P. urinalis contamination. 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