#bloodculture
📣 More evidence that less is probably more:

During a global shortage of #bloodculture bottles, Japanese hospitals reduced the number of sets drawn per patient.

Contamination rates went down, while detection rates of real pathogens did not.

#IDSky #clinmicro

www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
Impact of blood culture bottle shortage on blood culture positivity rates in Japan: a nationwide hospital-based study
In July 2024, a global shortage of blood culture bottles forced healthcare institutions in Japan to modify blood culture collection practices. This nationwide observational study evaluated the impact ...
www.cmi-comms.org
October 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
#ResearchHighlight from Jacob McKnight & Mike English @cghr.ox.ac.uk, KWTRP

Effects of #HealthSystem limitations on the use of #BloodCulture and sensitivity testing in Kenyan county hospitals: an interview-based study

👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi
Publication 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
BLOODCULTURE (Suècia) presenta nou EP: "Crypt of the Serpent" #Bloodculture #SymphonicBlackMetal #Setembre2025 #Suècia #NouEp #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM