Effect of a Contamination Prevention Activity Against Contamination of Blood Culture
Prevention activities including specific use of a blood culture cart and careful adherence to a checklist were not associated with a significant decrease in contamination rate in our hospital. Further studies based in hospitals with greater rates of contamination may see higher rates of reduction.
Authors
- Yohei Kanzawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2206-3785)
- Jun Ohnishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1268-5595)
- Shimpei Mizuki
- Saori Kinami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6279-9351)
- Naoto Ishimaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-7588)
- Toshio Shimokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-0282)
- Takahiro Nakajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0357-9321)
Institutions
- Wakayama Medical University (JP)
- Akashi Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70024
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00