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Cambridge University Press, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 1(45), p. 100-102, 2023

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.163

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Effect of an initial specimen diversion device on blood-culture contamination rates and vancomycin usage: A quasi-experimental study

Journal article published in 2023 by Eli P. Wilber ORCID, Ahmed Babiker ORCID, Jessica Howard-Anderson ORCID, Jill E. Holdsworth, Eileen M. Burd ORCID, M. Jeremy Eldridge, Jesse T. Jacob ORCID
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AbstractInitial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) are a potential solution for reducing blood-culture contamination rates. We report the implementation of an ISDD associated with a sustained reduction in blood-culture contamination rates for >18 months after implementation. We did not observe a clinically significant reduction in inpatient vancomycin usage.