Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: A Comprehensive Update on the Problem of Blood Culture Contamination and a Discussion of Methods for Addressing the Problem

Gary V. Doern, Karen C. Carroll, Daniel J. Diekema, Kevin W. Garey, Mark E. Rupp, Melvin P. Weinstein, Daniel J. Sexton
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00009-19

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    Essential elements for reduction of contamination and optimization of blood culturesa

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    • ↵a Derived from references 1, 4, 19, 20, 25–28, 40, 46, 53, 55, 58–63, 67, 68, and 71.

    • ↵b Laboratories should have specimen collection guidelines available that address the preanalytical protocols for specimen procurement, training of phlebotomists or other staff, and feedback on individual contamination rates.

    • ↵c AST, antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

  • TABLE 2

    Interventions to prevent blood culture contaminationa

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    • ↵a Derived from references 4, 14, 21, 24, 30, 31, 37, 68, 71, 76–128, 130, 131, 133.

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