The impact of overcrowding on the bacterial contamination of blood cultures in the ED

Abstract Objectives This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with the bacterial contamination of blood cultures among adults visiting the emergency department (ED). Methods Clinical variables and medical records of adults with bacterial growth of blood cultures in the ED as well as t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2012-07, Vol.30 (6), p.839-845
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Ching-Chi, MD, Lee, Nan-Yao, MD, Chuang, Ming-Che, MD, Chen, Po-Lin, MD, Chang, Chia-Ming, MD, Ko, Wen-Chien, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - microbiology Biological and medical sciences Blood Blood - microbiology Blood Specimen Collection - adverse effects Blood Specimen Collection - statistics & numerical data Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis Cardiovascular disease Chi-Square Distribution Contamination Crowding Emergency Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data False Positive Reactions Female Gram-Positive Bacteria - metabolism Humans Identification systems Infections Intensive care medicine Liver cirrhosis Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Meningitis Middle Aged Mortality Overcrowding Prospective Studies Proteins Risk factors Teaching hospitals Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy
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