Comparison of iodophor and alcohol pledgets with the Medi-Flex blood culture prep kit II for preventing contamination of blood cultures.
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.
Wilson
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ML
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204-4507, USA.
Weinstein
M P
MP
Mirrett
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S
Reimer
L G
LG
Fernando
C
C
Meredith
F T
FT
Reller
L B
LB
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*
D007466:Iodophors; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D000431:Ethanol