Eliminating Contamination in Umbilical Cord Blood Culture Sampling for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

Eliminating Contamination in Umbilical Cord Blood Culture Sampling for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

Introduction: Despite the advantages of umbilical cord blood culture (UCBC) use for diagnosis of early onset sepsis (EOS), contamination rates have deterred neonatologists from its widespread use. We aimed to implement UCBC collection in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and apply qual...

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Main Authors: Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, Vanessa Lowery, David Cooperberg, Endla K. Anday, Alison J. Carey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
early onset sepsis (EOS)
umbilical cord blood (UCB)
quality improvement (QI)
peripheral blood culture (PBC)
umbilical cord blood culture (UCBC)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.794710/full

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