Rupp ME, Cavalieri RJ, Marolf C, Lyden E.
Reduction in Blood Culture Contamination Through Use of Initial Specimen Diversion Device
Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 15;65(2):201-205.
July 2017
- Study data was limited to only those blood cultures collected with the device. It does not reflect the impact on the overall blood culture contamination rate.
- False positives increase laboratory costs by approximately 20%, are associated with a nearly 40% increase in antibiotic charges and can extend the length of hospital stay by up to 5 days.
- False positive blood culture rate decreased from 1.78% to 0.22% with use of an Initial Specimen Diversion Device (ISDD).
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