Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar;51(3):1020-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03068-12. Epub 2012 Dec 26.
The volume of blood sampled for blood culture determines its sensitivity. We measured low mean blood volumes in submitted aerobic (8.38 ± 3.88 ml) and anaerobic (7.16 ± 3.83 ml) blood culture bottles. Educational seminars were held for phlebotomy teams, and renewed measurements thereafter revealed significantly higher blood volumes in submitted aerobic (9.77 ± 4.42 ml) and anaerobic (8.30 ± 3.64 ml) bottles. Education of phlebotomy teams improves the blood volume in blood culture bottles and should be part of quality control procedures.
血培养标本量决定其灵敏度。我们测量了提交的需氧(8.38±3.88ml)和厌氧(7.16±3.83ml)血培养瓶的低平均血标本量。为采血团队举办了教育研讨会,此后的重新测量显示,提交的需氧(9.77±4.42ml)和厌氧(8.30±3.64ml)瓶中的血标本量显著增加。采血团队的教育可提高血培养瓶中的血标本量,应作为质量控制程序的一部分。