A national survey of interventions and practices in the prevention of blood culture contamination and associated adverse health care events.
The scientific literature indicates that blood culture contamination often leads to inappropriate antimicrobial treatment, adverse patient occurrences, and potential reporting of false-positive central line-associated bloodstream infections. The findings of a national infection prevention survey of blood culture practices and related interventions in hospitals support the need for infection preventionists to expand their participation in the review of topics related to the ordering and collection of blood for culture.
['Garcia|Robert A|RA|', 'Spitzer|Eric D|ED|', 'Kranz|Barbara|B|', 'Barnes|Sue|S|']
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents D000071997:Blood Culture D005189:False Positive Reactions D006761:Hospitals D006801:Humans D018805:Sepsis D013048:Specimen Handling D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Blood culture blood culture contamination blood culture collection central line–associated bloodstream infection venipuncture