Time for a culture change? Suboptimal compliance with blood culture standards at a district hospital in Cape Town.

Journal: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
Published Date: Nov 6, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The benchmark for contaminated blood cultures (BCs) is 3%. The South African (SA) guideline aims to optimise BC yield and reduce contamination. Data on BC collection practices in SA since the publication of the 2010 SA guideline are lacking.

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  • Mohammad Shareef Abrahams
    Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service and Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa. shareef.abrahams@nhls.ac.za.
  • Andrew C Whitelaw
  • Heidi Orth

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