Reduction of blood culture contamination rate by an educational intervention

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 818-821

  Eskira, S ^a   Gilad, J ^a,c   Schlaeffer, P ^a   Hyam, E ^a   Peled, N ^a   Karakis, I ^b   Riesenberg, K ^a   Schlaeffer, F ^a   Borer, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Contamination; Disinfection; Education; Intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745619223     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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