Blood drawn through valved catheter hub connectors carries a significant risk of contamination

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1571-1577

  Sherertz, R J ^a   Karchmer, T B ^b   Palavecino, E ^a   Bischoff, W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VALVED CATHETER HUB CONNECTOR; YEAST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CATHETERS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655201524     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1262-6     Document Type: Article

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