Education of phlebotomy teams improves blood volume in blood culture bottles.

Abstract:

:The volume of blood sampled for blood culture determines its sensitivity. We measured low mean blood volumes in submitted aerobic (8.38 ± 3.88 ml) and anaerobic (7.16 ± 3.83 ml) blood culture bottles. Educational seminars were held for phlebotomy teams, and renewed measurements thereafter revealed significantly higher blood volumes in submitted aerobic (9.77 ± 4.42 ml) and anaerobic (8.30 ± 3.64 ml) bottles. Education of phlebotomy teams improves the blood volume in blood culture bottles and should be part of quality control procedures.

journal_name

J Clin Microbiol

authors

van Ingen J,Hilt N,Bosboom R

doi

10.1128/JCM.03068-12

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1020-1

issue

3

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

pii

JCM.03068-12

journal_volume

51

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