Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Blood Culture Contamination-Prevention of Blood Culture Contamination

Prevention of Blood Culture Contamination

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This guideline addresses the prevention of false positive blood culture results due to contamination. It recommends interventions such as standardizing procedures, education and training, and proper skin preparation. Specific interventions include using sterile gloves, cleaning culture bottle tops, and using different needles for inoculation. The evidence suggests that educational programs, feedback, and specific antiseptics like chlorhexidine-alcohol can effectively reduce contamination rates. However, more research is needed to establish conclusive evidence. The study selection process involved assessing eligibility based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected studies provided evidence on different interventions and their effectiveness in reducing contamination rates. The findings indicated that certain interventions were effective, but the quality of evidence should be considered.

Keywords

prevention

false positive

blood culture

contamination

standardizing procedures

education and training

proper skin preparation

sterile gloves

cleaning culture bottle tops

different needles