Al Mohajer Mayar, Lasco Todd
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 5;10(5):ofad182. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad182. eCollection 2023 May.
Blood culture contamination is associated with increased antimicrobial use, length of stay, and hospital cost. To address this problem, blood culture diversion has been developed as an additional measure to reduce contamination to targeted goals. Three different versions were proposed, including an open technique and 2 commercially available devices. This study aims to review the existing literature and analyze evidence for these 3 techniques.
血培养污染与抗菌药物使用增加、住院时间延长及医院成本上升相关。为解决这一问题,已开发出血培养分流技术作为一项额外措施,以将污染降低至目标水平。提出了三种不同版本,包括一种开放式技术和两种市售设备。本研究旨在回顾现有文献并分析这三种技术的证据。