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2015. Minimal Impact of Blood Culture Contaminants on Patient Care Decisions May Limit Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Contamination Rates
BACKGROUND: High blood culture (BC) contamination rates have been associated with increased healthcare cost, antimicrobial use, and extended length of stay. Interventions using blood culture diversion devices (BCDD) reduce contamination rates, but often increase equipment costs compared with traditi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808649/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1695 |