Increased rates of blood culture contamination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

By sjmartinez • November 22, 2022

Esquer Garrigos Z, Wingler MJB, Svoronos PA, Vijayvargiya P, Goodman-Meza D, O'Horo JC, Navalkele BD, Cretella D, Frame IJ, Parham J, Lucar J. Increased rates of blood culture contamination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Nov;43(11):1719-1721. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.292. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34247662; PMCID: PMC8280393.

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