240. Estimated Clinical and Economic Impact Through Use of an Initial Specimen Diversion Device to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination: A Cost–benefit Analysis

BACKGROUND: Blood culture contamination results in increased hospital costs and unnecessary patient-exposure to antimicrobials. We sought to evaluate the potential clinical and economic benefits of a novel blood culture diversion device when routinely utilized for blood culture collection in the eme...

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Autores principales: Skoglund, Erik, Dempsey, Casey, Garey, Kevin W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255494/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.251

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255494/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.251

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