Weekend effect on blood culture contamination: an observational study at a university hospital in Japan
This study highlighted a significant association between weekend blood sampling for BC and an increased incidence of contamination. To provide better-quality care, further studies evaluating the differences in staffing and blood collection processes on weekends and weekdays are warranted.
Authors
- Kazuhiko Nakaharai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-033X)
- Youichi Shinozaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-1304)
- Masaki Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-9533)
- Taku Tamura
- Yasushi Nakazawa
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- The Jikei University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.44
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32