Reduction in Blood Cultures Obtained from Central Catheters: Impact on Blood Culture Contamination Rates, Cost Savings and CLABSI Reporting

Reduction in Blood Cultures Obtained from Central Catheters: Impact on Blood Culture Contamination Rates, Cost Savings and CLABSI Reporting

It has been reported that some blood cultures (BCs) that meet National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) criteria for a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) may represent BC contaminants. In late 2010, 3 of 7 CLABSIs reported by the Saint Raphael campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital (Y...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2013-06, Vol.41 (6), p.S122-S123
Hauptverfasser: Boyce, John M., MD, Nadeau, Jacqueline, BS, M(ASCP), Dumigan, Diane G., RN, CIC
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Sprache:eng
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Blood tests
Contamination
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Intravenous therapy
Nosocomial infections
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Zusammenfassung:It has been reported that some blood cultures (BCs) that meet National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) criteria for a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) may represent BC contaminants. In late 2010, 3 of 7 CLABSIs reported by the Saint Raphael campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) to NHSN represented BCs drawn from central catheters and likely represented BC contaminants rather than true CLABSIs.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.244