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Background: Blood culture contamination is a significant quality and safety issue in hospitals, as it leads to increases in unnecessary testing, admissions, antibiotic exposure and cost. The aim of our… Click to show full abstract
Background: Blood culture contamination is a significant quality and safety issue in hospitals, as it leads to increases in unnecessary testing, admissions, antibiotic exposure and cost. The aim of our quality improvement (QI) project was to reduce blood culture contamination rate in Batson Children’s Hospital from 2.8% to < 1.5% by December 2017. Methods: We gathered a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, physicians, laboratory directors, an infection prevention specialist, an information technology specialist and administrative leaders. We used a standard definition for blood culture contamination: growth of a …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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