BJI0010.1177/1757177414561107Journal of Infection PreventionRobertson et al.
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Infection Prevention
Original Article
The effect of a quality improvement programme reducing blood culture contamination on the detection of bloodstream infection in an emergency department
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...