Restoring the 2-set blood culture practice after the resolution of supply shortage
Supply shortage of blood culture bottles occurred between July and September 2024, which substantially impacted infectious diseases practice globally. However, blood culture practice in the post shortage period is not well documented. We described how the standard blood culture practice was restored after the resumption of their supply.
Authors
- Yohei Doi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-2525)
- Yuki Higashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1794-9736)
- Yuki Uehara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1014-8888)
- Shogo Hanai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-8540)
- Hitoshi Honda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-0730)
- Chiyo Shintani
Institutions
- Fujita Health University (JP)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Fujita Health University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.60
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64