Real-World Evaluation of the Impact of Implementation of the Virtuo Blood Culture System in a Tertiary Care Hospital
| Autor: | Melanie L. Yarbrough, Miguel A Chavez, Satish Munigala, David K. Warren, Carey-Ann D. Burnham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Staphylococcus aureus Future studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bacteremia Bacteriology Tertiary care hospital Tertiary care Culture Media Tertiary Care Centers Contamination rate Recovery rate Blood Culture Internal medicine Medicine Humans Blood culture business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | J Clin Microbiol |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X |
| Popis: | The bioMerieux BacT/Alert Virtuo blood culture system used in combination with resin-containing media may enhance the growth of microorganisms. Our objective was to assess the impact of transitioning to the Virtuo system in comparison to the VersaTREK blood culture system at a tertiary care medical center. We retrospectively reviewed all blood cultures performed at a 1,250-bed academic medical center between January and December 2018 (VersaTREK) and January and December 2019 (Virtuo). Blood culture positivity rates and contamination rates were compared before and after Virtuo implementation. Of 101,438 blood cultures performed during the study period, 48,839 (48.1%) were processed preimplementation and 52,599 (51.9%) postimplementation. The blood culture positivity rate increased from 8.1% preimplementation to 11.7% postimplementation (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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