CompletedNot Applicable

Blood Test Order and Culture Contamination

Israel970 participantsStarted 2018-09-01

Plain-language summary

A randomized partially controlled study to examine the effect of blood diversion into a heparin lithium tube on the incidence of blood culture contamination.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 * Presence in Emergency Room during extended office hours (0800-2000 on weekdays( * Clinical requirement for Blood culture and biochemistry tests from venepuncture Exclusion Criteria: * None

What they're measuring

Blood culture contamination

Timeframe: up to 7 days from obtaining blood culture

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03966534

SponsorShaare Zedek Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-02-28

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