Contaminated blood culture
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A recent study indicated that checking pH, even with a meter, detected only about a third as many contaminated units as might have been anticipated.7 The majority of blood collection centers only test apheresis (single donor) platelets, usually by culture, leaving the hospital transfusion service responsible for testing pooled platelet units ...
[DOCX File]Parkview Health Laboratory: Test Directory
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Coagulase negative staphylococci are present on skin and single isolates frequently indicate a “contaminated” blood culture; whereas, multiple isolates over time probably indicate that the isolation of coagulase negative staphylococci is significant. In case one, the multiple isolates over time, coupled with a clinical history consistent ...
[DOCX File]Bloodborne Pathogens Guide - Rutgers University
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rawing blood cultures from an indwelling catheter should be avoided whenever possible, and requires a physician’s order. Every precaution should be taken to minimize the percentage of contaminated blood cultures. Blood cultures should always be collected as Paired Specimens; a single blood culture collection is never appropriate
[DOC File]Purpose: - University Health Services
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Contaminated - the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.Contaminated Laundry - laundry which has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious materials or may contain sharps.Contaminated Sharps - any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin ...
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In general, gloves will be worn when employees have the potential for direct or indirect contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials. This includes during handling of closed vessels containing tissue, blood, or culture medium that is contaminated with tissue or blood.
[DOCX File]Environmental Health and Safety | University of Miami
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Sharps injury with puncture wounds and or cuts with potential transmission of blood borne viruses. Non-blood contaminated needles Care must be taken with needles which have been used for drawing up purposes to prevent inoculation of syringe contents into the employee with possible side effects Step 2: Who might be harmed and how?
[DOC File]Biological Waste Disposal Guidelines
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Contaminated Laundry – means laundry is soiled with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) or may hold sharps. Contaminated Sharps – means any sharp object that can penetrate the skin and is contaminated with the blood or OPIM of another person.
[DOC File]Bacterial Contamination of Blood Products
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The current guidelines from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute recommend keeping blood culture contamination rates under 3%. In one study that took place in an emergency department that draws over 700 blood culture samples per month, up to 4.35% were contaminated (Bowen, Coleman, & Cunningham, 2016, p.306).
[DOCX File]Teaching Project Summary Paper: Blood Culture Sample ...
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- sharps contaminated with blood, infectious or biologically contaminated material that can cause accidental injury. Occupational Exposure - reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or any other potentially infectious material that may result from the performance of an employee's duties.
[DOC File]EXERCISE 1 - Duke University
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Contaminated: Materials contaminated with human or animal blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials, including materials that contain bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi that can be transmitted to humans, animals or plants. NOTE:
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