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Education of medical personnel optimizes filling volume of blood culture bottles without negatively affecting microbiology testing
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a risk factor for adverse outcomes, which can be aggravated by unnecessary phlebotomies. In blood culture testing, up to 30 ml of blood can be withdrawn per sample, even though most manufacturers recommend blood volumes of 10 ml or less. After assessing the filling volume of bl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33256736 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05959-z |