Blood culture contamination rates at different level healthcare institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Blood culture contamination rates at different level healthcare institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa | |
| Creator | Opperman, Christoffel J. Baloyi, Banyana Dlamini, Sipho Samodien, Nazlee | |
| Description | Sterile blood culture (BC) collection procedures are important to prevent the consequences of contamination, namely, prolonged patient hospitalisation, unnecessary antimicrobial exposure and an increase in hospital costs. Blood culture contamination rates were determined at different hospitals in the Cape Metropole over a 3-year period. Study findings showed that contaminated BCs have a financial impact on the healthcare system and contamination rates remain above accepted international standards, except in the presence of a phlebotomist team. High BC contamination rates might be reduced by the implementation of cost-effective educational intervention programmes, which reminds healthcare workers to collect BC samples aseptically. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2020-12-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.222 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 35, No 1 (2020); 5 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/222/454
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