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. 2025 Jul-Aug;39(4):192-194.
doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000903.

Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates Below 1%: A Strategic Approach

Samantha Biddle  1 , Jo Whitis
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Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates Below 1%: A Strategic Approach

Samantha Biddle et al. Clin Nurse Spec. 2025 Jul-Aug.
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