| Literature DB >> 11526188 |
R J Everts1, E N Vinson, P O Adholla, L B Reller.
Abstract
To assess the risk of contamination, we reviewed retrospectively 1,408 matched pairs of simultaneous catheter-drawn and venipuncture blood cultures. Catheter-drawn cultures were equally likely to be truly positive (14.4 versus 13.7%) but more likely to be contaminated (3.8 versus 1.8% [P = 0.001]). Direct venipuncture cultures are preferred.Mesh:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11526188 PMCID: PMC88356 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3393-3394.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948