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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00009-19
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blood culture contamination
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In this review, we present a comprehensive discussion of matters related to the problem of blood culture contamination. Issues addressed include the scope and magnitude of the problem, the bacteria most often recognized as contaminants, the impact of blood culture contamination on clinical microbiology laboratory function, the economic and clinical ramifications of contamination, and, perhaps most importantly, a systematic discussion of solutions to the problem. We conclude by providing a series of unanswered questions that pertain to this important issue.
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