Standardized definition of contamination and evidence-based target necessary for high-quality blood culture contamination rate audit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-266

  Harvey, D J ^a   Albert, S ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; STANDARD;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84874233949     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.004     Document Type: Letter

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