Blood culture contamination: a randomized trial evaluating the comparative effectiveness of 3 skin antiseptic interventions

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Washer LL, Chenoweth C, Kim HW, Rogers MA, Malani AN, Riddell J 4th, Kuhn L, Noeyack B Jr, Neusius H, Newton DW, Saint S, Flanders SA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jan;34(1):15-21.
University of Michigan Health System

  • The overall blood culture contamination rate for the study population was 0.76%.
  • Intent-to-treat rates of contaminated blood cultures were not significantly different among the 3 antiseptics.

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