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Sites of blood collection and topical antiseptics associated with contaminated cultures: prospective observational study

We aimed to determine whether puncture sites for blood sampling and topical disinfectants are associated with rates of contaminated blood cultures in the emergency department (ED) of a single institution. This single-center, prospective observational study of 249 consecutive patients aged ≥ 20 years...

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Autores principales: Ota, Koshi, Oba, Koji, Fukui, Keisuke, Ito, Yuri, Hamada, Emi, Mori, Naomi, Oka, Masahiro, Ota, Kanna, Shibata, Yuriko, Takasu, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7973780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33737624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85614-7