Prospective Trial of a Passive Diversion Device to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood culture contaminants can lead to inappropriate antibiotic use, prolonged length of stay, and additional hospital costs. Several devices have been developed to reduce the risk of blood culture contamination by diverting a portion of the initial blood sample from the blood culture bottle. We assessed the effectiveness of 1 blood diversion device (BDD) in a prospective trial performed at the 2 separate emergency departments (EDs) of an academic medical center.

Methods

A multiphase prospective crossover trial was performed with the BDD in use at 1 ED and standard equipment at the other ED for 10 weeks, and a second 10-week study phase was conducted with the use of the BDD and standard equipment in the EDs reversed. Contaminants were identified both by standard c

SUBMITTER: Arnaout S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745125 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature