Implementation of an initial specimen blood culture diversion device to reduce blood culture contamination: lessons learned

Implementation of an initial specimen blood culture diversion device to reduce blood culture contamination: lessons learned

To the Editor Blood culture contamination (BCxC) leads to unnecessary antibiotic exposure, laboratory studies, prolonged hospital stay, and increased hospital cost.1 The likelihood of BCxC varies widely with higher rates observed in emergency departments (EDs) and intensive care units.2 The Clinical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024-10, Vol.46 (1), p.108-109
Hauptverfasser: Touzard Romo, Francine, Auld, Dianne, de Abreu, Alison, Roberts, Kimberly, Jackson, Gail, Whitehead, Valerie, O’Rourke, Emerald, Has, Phinnara, Mermel, Leonard A.
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Sprache:eng
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Education
Generalized linear models
Hospital costs
Hospitals
Intensive care
Letter to the Editor
Phlebotomy
Quality improvement
Teaching hospitals
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Zusammenfassung:To the Editor Blood culture contamination (BCxC) leads to unnecessary antibiotic exposure, laboratory studies, prolonged hospital stay, and increased hospital cost.1 The likelihood of BCxC varies widely with higher rates observed in emergency departments (EDs) and intensive care units.2 The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently lowered the BCxC benchmark to
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2024.152