Weinbaum F I, Lavie S, Danek M, Sixsmith D, Heinrich G F, Mills S S
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing 11355, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Mar;35(3):563-5. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.563-565.1997.
The aim of the project was to determine whether the rate of contaminant blood cultures could be reduced by using a team of dedicated phlebotomists. Comparisons were made between adult patients requiring blood cultures for suspected bacteremia on medical and surgical units before and after the introduction and withdrawal of a dedicated blood culture team. The results showed that a significant reduction in the contaminant blood culture rate was achieved by the blood culture team (P < 0.001; chi(2) test). Therefore, in our experience, the rate of contaminant blood cultures can be reduced in a teaching hospital by using a team of dedicated phlebotomists. Calculations made with our data and those published by others suggest that cost savings from reducing false-positive blood cultures are greater than the cost of the blood culture team.
该项目的目的是确定使用一组专门的采血人员是否可以降低血培养污染率。在引入和撤出专门的血培养团队之前及之后,对内科和外科病房因疑似菌血症而需要进行血培养的成年患者进行了比较。结果显示,血培养团队使血培养污染率显著降低(P < 0.001;卡方检验)。因此,根据我们的经验,在教学医院使用一组专门的采血人员可以降低血培养污染率。根据我们的数据以及其他人发表的数据进行的计算表明,减少假阳性血培养所节省的成本大于血培养团队的成本。