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
机构：
[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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