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Factors impacting the pre-analytical quality of blood cultures—Analysis at a tertiary medical center

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures (BC) are critical for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections, pathogen identification, and resistance testing. Guidelines recommend a blood volume of 8–10 mL per bottle as lower volumes result in decreased sensitivity. We aimed to evaluate factors for non-adherence to rec...

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Autores principales: Romann, Lucas, Werlen, Laura, Rommers, Nikki, Hermann, Anja, Gisler, Isabelle, Bassetti, Stefano, Bingisser, Roland, Siegemund, Martin, Roloff, Tim, Weisser, Maja, Muigg, Veronika, Hinic, Vladimira, Osthoff, Michael, Franzeck, Fabian C., Egli, Adrian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36928259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282918