Comparing the effects of two initial specimen diversion techniques on blood culture contamination rates and clinical outcomes-A multicenter study

Anthony Febres-Aldana; Patrycja Ashley; Eva Amenta; Megan Duffey; Theresa Sepulveda; Corina Lopez; Sabra Shay; Miriam Barrett; Todd Lasco; Takei Pipkins; Margaret Reed; Bradley Lembcke; Mayar Al Mohajer

doi:10.1017/ash.2024.391

Comparing the effects of two initial specimen diversion techniques on blood culture contamination rates and clinical outcomes-A multicenter study

Anthony Febres-Aldana
, Patrycja Ashley
, Eva Amenta
, Megan Duffey
, Theresa Sepulveda
, Corina Lopez
, Sabra Shay
, Miriam Barrett
, Todd Lasco
, Takei Pipkins
, Margaret Reed
, Bradley Lembcke
, Mayar Al Mohajer

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Abstract

Although the initial specimen diversion device (ISDD) has been shown to reduce blood culture contamination (BCC) rates, its impact on clinical outcomes remains unclear. This multicenter study showed that ISDD significantly decreased BCC. However, there was no reduction in length of stay, days of therapy, or central line-Associated bloodstream infections.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e194
Journal	Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.391
State	Published - Nov 11 2024
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Febres-Aldana, A., Ashley, P., Amenta, E., Duffey, M., Sepulveda, T., Lopez, C., Shay, S., Barrett, M., Lasco, T., Pipkins, T., Reed, M., Lembcke, B., & Al Mohajer, M. (2024). Comparing the effects of two initial specimen diversion techniques on blood culture contamination rates and clinical outcomes-A multicenter study. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology, 4(1), Article e194. https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.391

Febres-Aldana, A, Ashley, P, Amenta, E, Duffey, M, Sepulveda, T, Lopez, C, Shay, S, Barrett, M, Lasco, T, Pipkins, T, Reed, M, Lembcke, B & Al Mohajer, M 2024, 'Comparing the effects of two initial specimen diversion techniques on blood culture contamination rates and clinical outcomes-A multicenter study', Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology, vol. 4, no. 1, e194. https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.391

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