Revitalizing the blood culture volume!

Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera and Danapaul, Nabil Anaz Anzani and Chee, Lan Lau and Kori, Najma and Abd Rahim, Yusuf Zawir and Periyasamy, Petrick (2023) Revitalizing the blood culture volume! In: 33rd ECCMID (European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases), Copenhagen, Denmark. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Blood cultures are undoubtedly the most critical investigation for bloodstream infections. However, insufficient blood culture volumes frequently impair diagnostic yield. Thus, we investigated the volume of blood culture bottles being filled at our institution. Then we looked at whether an educational intervention could increase the volume of blood culture bottles.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	blood culture; continuous medical education
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Asst. Dr. Ummu Afeera Zainulabid
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2023 16:01
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2023 16:01
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105601

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