Taking blood cultures from a newly established intravenous catheter in the emergency department does not increase the rate of contaminated blood cultures

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 435-438

  Kelly, Anne Maree ^a   Klim, Sharon ^a  

^a SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Catheter; Contamination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANNULA; CONTAMINATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN PUNCTURE;

BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER; CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PHLEBOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885185802     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12121     Document Type: Article

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