Pediatric Blood Culture Contamination Rates and Risk Factors in a Large Integrated Health System
Younger patient age and ED nurse blood cultures had greater odds of contamination. Results can inform focused training on quality collection and testing techniques, as well as the creation of enhanced staffing models to increase phlebotomist collections.
Authors
- Marilyn L. Kwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-3950)
- Peter Cooch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9991-1282)
- Michael Hartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7541-027X)
- Ngan Phoon Fong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-4649)
- Gizely Teixeira Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0857-567X)
- Kelsey Childress
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center (US)
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-008184
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64