Quality assurance in blood culture: A retrospective study of blood culture contamination rate in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Blood culture is a critical tool for diagnosing septicaemia. Quite frequently, contamination of blood sample poses a great challenge to accurate diagnosis. This study evaluated the rate of blood culture contamination in our hospital over a one-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a...

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Autores principales: Chukwuemeka, Iregbu Kenneth, Samuel, Yakubu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25013249
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.132038

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25013249
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.132038

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