Using Individual Collector Blood Culture Volume Data To Improve Fill Volume

doi:10.1128/spectrum.02106-23

. 2023 Aug 17;11(4):e0210623.

doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02106-23. Epub 2023 Jul 13.

Using Individual Collector Blood Culture Volume Data To Improve Fill Volume

Richard S Kirby¹, Jenna M Meloni², Karishma B Naik², Matthew D Minnear^{2

3}, Matthew A Pettengill²

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¹ Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 37439689
PMCID: PMC10434280
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02106-23

Using Individual Collector Blood Culture Volume Data To Improve Fill Volume

Richard S Kirby et al. Microbiol Spectr. 2023.

. 2023 Aug 17;11(4):e0210623.

doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02106-23. Epub 2023 Jul 13.

Authors

Richard S Kirby¹, Jenna M Meloni², Karishma B Naik², Matthew D Minnear^{2

3}, Matthew A Pettengill²

Affiliations

¹ Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 37439689
PMCID: PMC10434280
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02106-23

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Keywords: blood culture; bloodstream infections; volume.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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**FIG 1**
Average blood culture fill volume trend over the course of the QI project. Each line is one specific hospital ward.

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1. Gonzalez MD, Chao T, Pettengill MA. 2020. Modern blood culture: management decisions and method options. Clin Lab Med 40:379–392. doi:10.1016/j.cll.2020.07.001. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Mermel LA, Maki DG. 1993. Detection of bacteremia in adults: consequences of culturing an inadequate volume of blood. Ann Intern Med 119:270–272. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-119-4-199308150-00003. - DOI - PubMed
1. Cockerill FR, III, Wilson JW, Vetter EA, Goodman KM, Torgerson CA, Harmsen WS, Schleck CD, Ilstrup DM, Washington JA, II, Wilson WR. 2004. Optimal testing parameters for blood cultures. Clin Infect Dis 38:1724–1730. doi:10.1086/421087. - DOI - PubMed
1. Khare R, Kothari T, Castagnaro J, Hemmings B, Tso M, Juretschko S. 2020. Active Monitoring and Feedback to Improve Blood Culture Fill Volumes and Positivity Across a Large Integrated Health System. Clin Infect Dis 70:262–268. doi:10.1093/cid/ciz198. - DOI - PubMed
1. Libertin CR, Sacco KA, Peterson JH. 2018. Education and coaching to optimise blood culture volumes: continuous quality improvement in microbiology. BMJ Open Qual 7:e000228. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000228. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Gonzalez MD, Chao T, Pettengill MA. 2020. Modern blood culture: management decisions and method options. Clin Lab Med 40:379–392. doi:10.1016/j.cll.2020.07.001. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Gonzalez MD, Chao T, Pettengill MA. 2020. Modern blood culture: management decisions and method options. Clin Lab Med 40:379–392. doi:10.1016/j.cll.2020.07.001. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Mermel LA, Maki DG. 1993. Detection of bacteremia in adults: consequences of culturing an inadequate volume of blood. Ann Intern Med 119:270–272. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-119-4-199308150-00003. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Mermel LA, Maki DG. 1993. Detection of bacteremia in adults: consequences of culturing an inadequate volume of blood. Ann Intern Med 119:270–272. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-119-4-199308150-00003. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Cockerill FR, III, Wilson JW, Vetter EA, Goodman KM, Torgerson CA, Harmsen WS, Schleck CD, Ilstrup DM, Washington JA, II, Wilson WR. 2004. Optimal testing parameters for blood cultures. Clin Infect Dis 38:1724–1730. doi:10.1086/421087. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Cockerill FR, III, Wilson JW, Vetter EA, Goodman KM, Torgerson CA, Harmsen WS, Schleck CD, Ilstrup DM, Washington JA, II, Wilson WR. 2004. Optimal testing parameters for blood cultures. Clin Infect Dis 38:1724–1730. doi:10.1086/421087. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Khare R, Kothari T, Castagnaro J, Hemmings B, Tso M, Juretschko S. 2020. Active Monitoring and Feedback to Improve Blood Culture Fill Volumes and Positivity Across a Large Integrated Health System. Clin Infect Dis 70:262–268. doi:10.1093/cid/ciz198. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Khare R, Kothari T, Castagnaro J, Hemmings B, Tso M, Juretschko S. 2020. Active Monitoring and Feedback to Improve Blood Culture Fill Volumes and Positivity Across a Large Integrated Health System. Clin Infect Dis 70:262–268. doi:10.1093/cid/ciz198. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Libertin CR, Sacco KA, Peterson JH. 2018. Education and coaching to optimise blood culture volumes: continuous quality improvement in microbiology. BMJ Open Qual 7:e000228. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000228. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Libertin CR, Sacco KA, Peterson JH. 2018. Education and coaching to optimise blood culture volumes: continuous quality improvement in microbiology. BMJ Open Qual 7:e000228. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000228. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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