Effect of an initial specimen diversion device on blood-culture contamination rates and vancomycin usage: A quasi-experimental study

Initial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) are a potential solution for reducing blood-culture contamination rates. We report the implementation of an ISDD associated with a sustained reduction in blood-culture contamination rates for >18 months after implementation. We did not observe a clinical...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024-01, Vol.45 (1), p.100-102
Main Authors: Wilber, Eli P., Babiker, Ahmed, Howard-Anderson, Jessica, Holdsworth, Jill E., Burd, Eileen M., Eldridge, M. Jeremy, Jacob, Jesse T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Blood
Blood Culture
Blood Specimen Collection
Concise Communication
Confidence intervals
Contamination
Emergency medical care
Equipment Contamination - prevention & control
Humans
Intervention
Length of stay
Quasi-experimental methods
Trends
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
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Summary:Initial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) are a potential solution for reducing blood-culture contamination rates. We report the implementation of an ISDD associated with a sustained reduction in blood-culture contamination rates for >18 months after implementation. We did not observe a clinically significant reduction in inpatient vancomycin usage.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.163