title: Blood Culture Contamination Definitions Can Obscure the Extent of Blood Culture Contamination: A New Standard for Satisfactory Institution Performance Is Needed.
authors.affiliation: CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories,PLLC,Seattle,Washington.
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000592:standards*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000592:standards; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014861:Washington