Blood cultures

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British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 73, No. 4 Tips From The Shop FloorBlood culturesSusan DawsonSusan DawsonSearch for more papers by this authorSusan DawsonPublished Online:16 Aug 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2012.73.sup4.C53AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Alahmadi YM, Aldeyab MA, McElnay JC et al. (2011) Clinical and economic impact of contaminated blood cultures within the hospital setting. J Hosp Infect 77: 233–6 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarBennett IL, Beeson PB (1954) Bacteremia: a consideration of some experimental and clinical aspects. Yale J Biol Med 26: 241–62 Medline, Google ScholarCaldeira D, David C, Sampaio C (2011) Skin antiseptics in venous puncture-site disinfection for prevention of blood culture contamination: systematic review with meta-analysis. J Hosp Infect 77: 223–32 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarDark PM, Dean P, Warhurst G (2009) Bench-to-bedside review: The promise of rapid infection diagnosis during sepsis using polymerase chain reaction-based pathogen detection. Crit Care 13: 217 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2007) Taking Blood Cultures A summary of best practice. Department of Health, London Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2010) Taking Blood Cultures A summary of best practice. http://hcai.dh.gov.uk/files/2011/03/Document_Blood_culture_FINAL_100826.pdf (accessed 12 March 2012) Google ScholarDwivedi S, Bhalla R, Hoover DR, Weinstein MP (2009) Discarding the initial aliquot of blood does not reduce contamination rates in intravenous-catheter-drawn blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol 47(9): 2950–1 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarGeneral Medical Council (2009) Tomorrow's Doctors Outcomes and standards for undergraduate medical education. General Medical Council, London Google ScholarGould FK, Denning DW, Elliott TSJ et al. (2012) Guidelines for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of endocarditis in adults: a report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. J Antimicrobl Chemother 67(2): 269–89 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarHall KK, Lyman JA (2006) Updated review of blood culture contamination. Clin Microbiol Rev 19(4): 788–802 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarJumaa PA, Chattopadhyay B (1994) Pseudobacteraemia. J Hosp Infect 27: 167–77 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarLarkin S, Baker N, Anderson R, Ward S, Forde S (2010) An interactive approach to reducing blood culture contamination. J Hosp Infect 76: 273–5 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarMermel LA, Allon M, Bonza E et al. (2009) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 49: 1–45 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarMylotte Jm, Tayara A (2000) Blood Cultures: Clinical aspects and controversies. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 19: 157–63 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarReidel S, Bourbeau P, Swartz B et al. (2008) Timing of specimen collection for blood cultures from febrile patients with bacteraemia. J Clin Microbiol 46(4): 1381–5 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarSchifman RB, Strand CL, Meier FA, Howanitz PJ (1998) Blood culture contamination: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study involving 640 institutions and 497134 specimens from adult patients. Arch Pathol Lab Med 122: 216–21 Medline, Google ScholarShore A, Sandoe J (2008) Blood cultures. Student BMJ 16: 324–5 Google ScholarSpitalnic SJ, Woolard RH, Mermel LA (1995) The significance of changing needles when inoculating blood cultures: a meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 21: 1103–6 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarThomas S, Cheesbrough J, Plumb S et al. (2011) Impact of a blood culture collection kit on the quality of blood culture sampling: fear and the law of unintended consequences. J Hosp Infect 78: 256–9 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarThompson F, Madeo M (2009) Blood cultures: towards zero false positives. J Infect Prevent 10(1): s24–26 Crossref, Google ScholarWeinstein MP (2003) Blood Culture Contamination: Persisting Problems and Partial Progress. J Clin Microbiol 41(6): 2275–8 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byImpact of novel blood culture collection bundle to reduce blood culture contamination rates: An important continuous quality improvement indicator of laboratory medicineJournal of Patient Safety and Infection Control, Vol. 7, No. 3 1 April 2012Volume 73Issue 4ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics History Published online 16 August 2013 Published in print 1 April 2012 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download