Abstract
Our hospital’s blood culture contamination rate within adult wards reached 5.2% prior to the introduction of adult blood culture packs. In addition, during 2009 the hospital’s blood culture collection rate was 31 blood culture bottles per 1000 patient days. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of introducing a blood culture collection pack on the rate of blood culture collection and contamination.
Highlights
Introduction / objectives Our hospital’s blood culture contamination rate within adult wards reached 5.2% prior to the introduction of adult blood culture packs
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of introducing a blood culture collection pack on the rate
The pack promoted the use of a closed blood culturing system using a vacutainer
Summary
Successful reduction in contaimination and an increase in blood culture collection rates, following introduction of adult blook culture packs. From International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011) Geneva, Switzerland. Introduction / objectives Our hospital’s blood culture contamination rate within adult wards reached 5.2% prior to the introduction of adult blood culture packs. During 2009 the hospital’s blood culture collection rate was 31 blood culture bottles per 1000 patient days. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of introducing a blood culture collection pack on the rate of blood culture collection and contamination
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