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In Japan, blood cultures for children are performed by pediatric residents, and povidone‐iodine (PI) is the recommended solution for skin preparation. Given that PI needs to be applied for 1.5–2… Click to show full abstract
In Japan, blood cultures for children are performed by pediatric residents, and povidone‐iodine (PI) is the recommended solution for skin preparation. Given that PI needs to be applied for 1.5–2 min before venipuncture, skin preparation may be suboptimal if this is not followed. In this study, we investigated the blood culture contamination rate after skin preparation with only 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) or IPA plus PI.
Keywords:
blood culture;
skin preparation;
preparation;
culture contamination
Journal Title: Pediatrics International
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Pediatrics International
Year Published: 2019
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