The preanalytical optimization of blood cultures: A review and the clinical importance of benchmarking in 5 Belgian hospitals

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Willems, Elise ^a   Smismans, Annick ^a   Cartuyvels, Reinoud ^b   Coppens, Guy ^c   Van Vaerenbergh, Kristien ^d   Van den Abeele, Anne Marie ^e   Frans, Johan ^a  

^a IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Lucas Gent   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Blood cultures; Blood volume; Clinical indications; Follow up and surveillance; Preanalytical phase; Quality control; Rejection; Technique; Timing; Transport and temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BELGIUM; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VOLUME; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BELGIUM; BENCHMARKING; BLOOD; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SEPSIS;

EID: 84860771853     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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