Kurin Lock can be used in the NHS to reduce contamination in blood culture collection in emergency departments with high blood culture contamination rates while more evidence is generated. NICE has ...

The accurate detection of bloodstream infections is central to effective patient management, yet false‐positive results from blood culture contamination continue to impose significant clinical and ...

A blood culture is a routine laboratory test in which blood – or another sterile body fluid – is taken from a patient and inoculated into bottles containing specialized media to determine whether ...