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View article: 1148. Reduction of Blood Culture Contamination Rates by an Altered Sampling Protocol: Single-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Trial
1148. Reduction of Blood Culture Contamination Rates by an Altered Sampling Protocol: Single-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Trial Open
Background Contaminated blood cultures remain a challenge for patients, physicians, and microbiology laboratories, often leading to unnecessary antibiotic treatment. One approach to reduce contamination is to avoid culturing the initial bl…