Reducing false-positive peripheral blood cultures in a pediatric emergency department

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Marini MA, Truog AW.
J Emerg Nurs. 2013 Sep;39(5):440-6.
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA.

  • Reduced the rate of false-positive peripheral blood cultures using blood culture kits, a dedicated team obtaining peripheral blood cultures, and following up with staff who draw a contaminated peripheral blood cultures.
  • The rate of false-positive peripheral blood cultures decreased from the baseline rate of 2.1%. to 1.4%.

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