Patton RG and Schmitt T.
Innovation for Reducing Blood Culture Contamination: Initial Specimen Diversion Technique
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Dec;48(12):4501-3.
December 2010
- Diversion hypothesis proposed removing the “first portion” of the specimen to reduce skin contaminant transfer.
- The study demonstrated that initial specimen diversion may reduce blood culture contamination, though the optimal diversion volume remained undetermined.
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