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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2021

Zerelda Esquer Garrigos Open the ORCID record for Zerelda Esquer Garrigos [Opens in a new window] ,
Mary Joyce B. Wingler ,
Petros A. Svoronos ,
Prakhar Vijayvargiya ,
David Goodman-Meza ,
John C. O’Horo ,
Bhagyashri D. Navalkele ,
David Cretella ,
Ithiel J. Frame  and
Jason Parham
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Zerelda Esquer Garrigos*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
Mary Joyce B. Wingler
Affiliation:
Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
Petros A. Svoronos
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
Prakhar Vijayvargiya
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
David Goodman-Meza
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
John C. O’Horo
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
Bhagyashri D. Navalkele
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
David Cretella
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
Ithiel J. Frame
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
Jason Parham
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
Jose Lucar
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi
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Author for correspondence: Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, E-mail: zesquergarrigos@umc.edu
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Abstract

We observed a higher rate of blood-culture contamination during the COVID-19 pandemic at our institution compared to a prepandemic period. Given the potential implications of blood contamination in antibiotic and diagnostic test utilization as well as added cost, it is imperative to continue efforts to minimize these episodes during the pandemic.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 11 , November 2022 , pp. 1719 - 1721
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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