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A Study in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates

Author(s) -

Wei-Chun Sheu,

Marutha Arulthasan,

Hima Reddy Ammana,

Foma Munoh Kenne,

Morolake Ojo,

Entesar Elsaady,

Sonia Chokshi,

Khayala Balabayova,

Sher Baig,

Sadia Rehman,

Khin Zin,

Kelsey Dunn,

Jessie Saverimuttu

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of scientific innovation in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2579-0153

DOI - 10.29024/jsim.40

Subject(s) - contamination , environmental science , blood culture , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , antibiotics

True positive blood cultures are crucial to instituting necessary life saving measures. However these same measures can be harmful and costly when cultures are falsely positiveresulting in unnecessary antibiotics, delayed procedures, prolonged hospital stays, and increased costs. National target contamination rate is set at 2–3%. This study started with a goal to reduce our hospitals 2014 contamination rate, 5.07%, to the minimalist.

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