An interactive approach to reducing blood culture contamination

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-275

  Larkin, S ^a   Baker, N ^a   Anderson, R ^a   Ward, S ^a   Forde, S ^a  

^a SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PHYSICIAN; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; VISUAL AID;

BACTERIA; BLOOD; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING;

EID: 77957683432     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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