title: Comparison of iodophor and alcohol pledgets with the Medi-Flex blood culture prep kit II for preventing contamination of blood cultures.
abstract: Iodophor and alcohol pledgets were compared with the Medi-Flex Prep Kit II for skin disinfection before venipuncture. Of 12,367 blood cultures collected, 6,362 were done with conventional pledgets and 6, 005 were done with Medi-Flex kits. Contamination occurred in 351 of 6,362 blood cultures (5.5%; range, 3.7 to 8.1%) with conventional pledgets versus 328 of 6,005 (5.5%; range, 3.5 to 7.5%) with Medi-Flex kits.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204-4507, USA.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Wilson
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Weinstein
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mirrett
authors: L G
authors: LG
authors: Reimer
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Fernando
authors: F T
authors: FT
authors: Meredith
authors: L B
authors: LB
authors: Reller
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004203:Disinfection; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007466:Iodophors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D007466:Iodophors; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D000431:Ethanol