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BJI0010.1177/1757177414561107Journal of Infection PreventionRobertson et al.

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Infection Prevention

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The effect of a quality improvement programme reducing blood culture contamination on the detection of bloodstream infection in an emergency department

Journal of Infection Prevention 2015, Vol. 16(2) 82­–87 DOI: 10.1177/1757177414561107 © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav jip.sagepub.com

Paul Robertson1, Andrew Russell2 and Donald J Inverarity3

Abstract Background: Contaminated blood cultures (BC) generate avoidable costs and prolong hospital stays. To measure our hospital’s performance against the recommended standard of

The effect of a quality improvement programme reducing blood culture contamination on the detection of bloodstream infection in an emergency department.

Contaminated blood cultures (BC) generate avoidable costs and prolong hospital stays. To measure our hospital's performance against the recommended st...
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