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  • Title: Comparison of blood-culture contamination rates in a pediatric emergency room: newly inserted intravenous catheters versus venipuncture.
    Author: Ramsook C, Childers K, Cron SG, Nirken M.
    Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2000 Oct; 21(10):649-51. PubMed ID: 11083181.
    Abstract:
    We compared contamination rates of blood cultures obtained either from newly inserted intravenous catheters or via venipuncture. Of 2,431 blood cultures, the overall contamination rate was 2.7% (intravenous catheter, 3.4%; venipuncture, 2.0%; P=.043). The site of lowest contamination was the antecubital fossa, making this the optimal choice for blood-culture sampling.
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