In this review, we present a comprehensive discussion of matters related to the problem of
blood culture contamination. Issues addressed include the scope and magnitude of the …

The presence of microorganisms in a patient's blood is a critical determinant of the severity
of the patient's illness. Equally important, the laboratory isolation and identification of a …

Although it has been widely appreciated for many years among physicians and
microbiologists that blood cultures are among the most important laboratory tests performed …

Since the mid-1970s there has been a number of advances in blood culture practices and
technology; these advances have been based largely on well-designed controlled clinical …

Context.—Blood culture contamination extends hospital stays and increases the cost of care.
Objectives.—To measure blood culture contamination rates in a large number of institutions …

Background. Antimicrobial removal devices in blood culture media are designed to remove
antibiotics from the blood culture solution, thereby facilitating bacterial growth. How well …

Despite the increased application of aseptic techniques for blood collection and the
preparation of platelet concentrates, morbidity and mortality arising from the transfusion of …

ABSTRACT A direct comparison of two automated blood culture systems was conducted to
compare their ability to detect Candida growth. The systems evaluated were the BACTEC …

In this review, we present a comprehensive discussion of matters related to the problem of
blood culture contamination. Issues addressed include the scope and magnitude of the …

Blood specimens collected from adult patients with suspected sepsis in four medical centers
were inoculated into BACTEC Plus/F and BacT/Alert FAN aerobic culture bottles. Both …