Aseptic blood culture collection study – Full Text
“On analysis, the blood culture contamination rate in the pre-interventional phase dropped drastically from 6.16% to 3.03% in the post-interventional phase. The educational sessions conducted are a paramount reason for the reduction in the contamination rate” Kumthekar et al (2024).
Diagnostic accuracy of positive blood culture – Full Text
“In conclusion, improving the overall diagnostic process with ASP and ID consultations at cancer centers could lead to the optimization of patient care” Itoh et al (2024).
Reduction of blood culture contamination rates
“In response to the surge of the Omicron variant, we adjusted our PPE protocol from January 2022. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the simplified PPE policy on blood culture contamination rates” Park et al (2024).
Impact of blood culture contamination on antibiotic use – Full Text
“Blood culture contamination (BCC) has been associated with prolonged antibiotic use (AU) and increased health care utilization; however, this has not been widely reevaluated in the era of increased attention to antibiotic stewardship” Schinkel et al (2023).
Topical disinfectants and contaminated blood cultures – Full Text
“Rates of contaminated blood cultures were significantly higher when blood was collected from the CV catheter or femoral sites with PVI as the topical disinfectant” Ota et al (2023).
Number of blood culture sets from patients who inject drugs
“The benefits of possibly isolating a pathogen from a third blood culture set do not universally outweigh the risks for contaminant growth for people who inject drugs. A third blood culture should be considered in specific clinical scenarios” Shih et al (2023).
Pediatric blood culture bottle choice
“The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of anaerobic blood culture in pediatric patients by comparing the detection rate and distribution of bacteria between aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles” Noh et al (2023).
Nurse-led blood culture quality improvement intervention – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a multi-modal, nursing-led intervention to improve the quality of BCs in the ED, in terms of single culture, underfilling and contamination rates” Williams et al (2023)
Blood culture collection in adults
“We investigated the impact of a multimodal intervention to improve the compliance of BC collections as a composite outcome, taking into account both blood volume collected and absence of solitary BC” Merien et al (2023).
Blood culture quality improvement
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the dissemination process and its impact on blood culture reduction” Xie et al (2023).
Blood culture contamination reduction devices – Full Text
“Blood culture diversion devices was associated with decreased contamination rates and could improve quality of care, reduce costs, and avoid unnecessary antibiotic use” Callado et al (2023).
Blood culture quality assurance
“Contamination rates ranged from zero (n=5) to 12.5%, with seven laboratories (15%) reporting a contamination rate greater than the recommended 3%” Elvy et al (2023).
Blood culture procedure improvement – Full Text
“As knowledge on the correct BC sampling and strategies to reduce contamination varies considerably between clinical departments and healthcare professionals, a targeted training should be adapted to the specific needs of the individual professional groups” Neser et al (2023).
Blood culture contamination when taken from arterial catheters – Full Text
“In seriously ill patients, an indwelling arterial catheter is an attractive option for blood culture collection because it allows reliable blood sampling without frequent invasive punctures” Ota (2023).
Blood culture contamination study – Full Text
“Continuous monitoring and performance improvement projects are needed to minimize blood culture contamination and unnecessary antibiotic use” Aiesh et al (2023).
Blood culture technique survey related to neonatal intensive care units
“In the NICU setting, recommended practices for blood culturing were not routinely performed” Lefrak et al (2023).
Blood culture technique and contamination rates
“Blood cultures obtained using the one-puncture method resulted in significantly fewer contaminants and detected relevant pathogens equally to the two-puncture method” Andersson Norlén et al (2023).
Blood culture use in critically ill children – Full Text
“Specific factors underlying decisions about blood culture use and overuse are unknown. Therefore, we aimed to identify perceived determinants of blood culture use in the PICU” Woods-Hill et al (2023).
Blood culture volume requirements
“Implementing the PDCA cycle management can improve the mean blood culture volumes effectively and match the volume recommended by the manufacturer” Tseng et al (2023).
Blood cultures in pediatric oncology patients
“Overall, 11.7% of BSI episodes were identified only by peripheral culture and 7.7% of paired organisms did not share the same susceptibility test results which emphasizes the importance of a peripheral culture in managing fever in oncology children” Asleh et al (2023).
Blood culture pre-analytical quality – Full Text
“Our results indicate critical pre-analytical quality markers linked to BC collection procedures to reach recommended collection volumes” Romann et al (2023).
Blood culture procedures in neonatal intensive care units
“Most NICUs did not have a procedural competency (54%), did not document the sample volume (75%), did not receive a culture contamination report (57%), and/or did not require reporting to the provider if <1 mL blood was obtained (64%)" Lefrak et al (2023).
Blood cultures from arterial catheters
“Obtaining blood cultures from arterial catheters is an acceptable alternative to venipuncture in critically ill patients” Nakayama et al (2023).
Blood culture contamination rate during COVID-19 – Full Text
“Blood cultures are carried out as a gold standard to detect bacteremia. However, the interpretation of blood culture results is challenged by a contamination rate ranging from 0.9% to 11.7%” Russo et al (2023).
Blood culture contamination and nursing care requirements – Full Text
“A higher nursing care level is associated with a higher incidence of blood culture contamination in the emergency department” Shigeno et al (2022).
Blood culture procedure development – Full Text
“By standardising blood culture collection methods, optimising blood volume and nurses’ education, we were able to develop a best practice for blood culture collection and to reduce BCC and negativity rate to a sustainable low rate at our hospital” Aldiba et al (2023).
Impact of ISD device on blood culture contamination – Full Text
“ISDD use by phlebotomists was associated with BCC reduction and reduced false-positive CLABSI results” Tompkins et al (2022).
CRBSI blood culture requirements – Full Text
“We analyzed blood-culture practices to characterize the utilization of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommendations related to catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) blood cultures” Kovoor et al (2022).
Blood culture best practice – Full Text
Blood culture best practice Abstract: Importance: Blood culturing is a critical diagnostic procedure affecting patient outcomes and antibiotic stewardship. Although there are standards for blood culturing, the process is not often measured. Objectives: To evaluate processes related to the diagnosis of bloodstream infection and compare them with best practices. Design, setting, and participants: A quality […]
Effect of blood culture contamination on antibiotic use – Full Text
“In a multivariate analysis of 30 574 blood culture (BC) results, BC contamination was associated with only a small increase in antibiotic length of therapy” Bloomfield et al (2022).