Reducing blood culture contamination rates: A systematic approach to improving quality of care

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1272-1274

  Hopkins, Kathie ^a   Huynh, Sheila ^b   McNary, Catherine ^a   Walker, Ashley ^a   Nixon, Richard ^b   Craighead, Janet E ^c  

^a Poudre Valley Hospital   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Poudre Valley Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Contamination; Performance improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT;

BLOOD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SEPSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888440894     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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