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    Initial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) are a potential solution for reducing blood-culture contamination rates. We report the implementation of an ISDD associated with a sustained reduction in blood-culture contamination rates for >18 months after implementation. We did not observe a clinically significant reduction in inpatient vancomycin usage.

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    Eli P Wilber, Ahmed Babiker, Jessica Howard-Anderson, Jill E Holdsworth, Eileen M Burd, M Jeremy Eldridge, Jesse T Jacob. Effect of an initial specimen diversion device on blood-culture contamination rates and vancomycin usage: A quasi-experimental study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2024 Jan;45(1):100-102

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    PMID: 37534438

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