2013. Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Department: A Risk Factor Analysis

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures (BCx) guide treatment for hospitalized patients, yet contaminated BCx lead to clinical uncertainty, impacting care. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends contamination rates should be <3%, yet our Emergency Department (ED) rate is consistentl...

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Autores principales: Klucher, Justin, Lakkad, Mrinmayee, Painter, Jacob, Dare, Ryan K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809269/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1693

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809269/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1693

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