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Effect of the initial specimen diversion technique on blood culture contamination rates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2014) 52(3) 980-981
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02773-13
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The initial specimen diversion technique (ISDT) was first described by Patton and Schmitt (J. Clin. Microbiol. 48:4501- 4503, 2010, doi:10.1128/JCM.00910-10). This study looked at the effect of implementation of the ISDT on blood culture contamination rates at our center. We found a reduction of 30.34% in potential blood culture contaminants. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Binkhamis, K., & Forward, K. (2014). Effect of the initial specimen diversion technique on blood culture contamination rates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52(3), 980–981. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02773-13

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