Publication Date
5-1-2023
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofad182
PMID
37152189
PMCID
PMC10157757
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-5-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
ISDD, ISDT, blood culture, contamination, device
Abstract
Blood culture contamination is associated with increased antimicrobial use, length of stay, and hospital cost. To address this problem, blood culture diversion has been developed as an additional measure to reduce contamination to targeted goals. Three different versions were proposed, including an open technique and 2 commercially available devices. This study aims to review the existing literature and analyze evidence for these 3 techniques.