Comparison of blood-culture contamination rates in a pediatric emergency room: Newly inserted intravenous catheters versus venipuncture

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作者：

Ramsook, C

Childers, K

Cron, SG

Nirken, M

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[1] Texas Childrens Hosp, Baylor Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Sect Emergency Med, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[2] Texas Childrens Hosp, Baylor Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Sect Acad Gen Pediat, Houston, TX 77030 USA

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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2000年 / 21卷 / 10期

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10.1086/501708

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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

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1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We compared contamination rates of blood cultures obtained either from newly inserted intravenous catheters or via venipuncture. Of 2,431 blood cultures, the overall contamination rate was 2.7% (intravenous catheter, 3.4%; venipuncture, 2.0%; P=.043). The site of lowest contamination was the antecubital fossa, making this the optimal choice for blood-culture sampling (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000;21:649-651).

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