A change of culture: reducing blood culture contamination rates in an Emergency Department

Blood cultures are an important investigation to help tailor effective management for patients with severe sepsis. Frequent contaminated samples increase laboratory workload and can delay or cause incorrect changes to patient management. This can prolong patient hospitalisation, increase the risk of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bentley, James, Thakore, Shobhan, Muir, L, Baird, Alastair, Lee, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
BMJ Quality Improvement Programme
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u206760.w2754

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u206760.w2754

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