Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates: Experiences of Four Hospital Systems
Abstract
Blood cultures (BCs) frequently become contaminated during the pre-analytic phase of collection leading to downstream ramifications. We present a summary of performance improvement (PI) interventions provided by four hospital systems and common factors that contributed to decreased blood culture contamination (BCC) rates. Each hospital independently formed a multidisciplinary team and action plan for implementation of their intervention,...
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Title
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates: Experiences of Four Hospital Systems
Published Date
Apr 30, 2020
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
389 - 401
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