title: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood culture contamination: A multicenter study.
abstract: We developed a questionnaire to assess the knowledge and practice of nursing staff, patient care assistants, phlebotomists, and laboratory technicians regarding blood culture collection and contamination at 2 tertiary care academic centers. Our study showed there were several gaps in knowledge and practice regarding obtaining blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Electronic address: malmohajer@email.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Mayar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Mohajer
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Bacteremia; Nurses; Phlebotomists; Policy