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Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology

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
Gary V. Doern
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Karen C. Carroll
Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Daniel J. Diekema
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas, USA
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Melvin P. Weinstein
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00009-19
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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
Clinical Microbiology Reviews Oct 2019, 33 (1) e00009-19; DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00009-19

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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
Clinical Microbiology Reviews Oct 2019, 33 (1) e00009-19; DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00009-19
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    • SUMMARY
    • INTRODUCTION
    • THE MICROBIOLOGY OF BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION
    • THE LABORATORY IMPACT OF BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION
    • THE CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION
    • THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION
    • PREVENTION OF BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION
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