Blood Culture Stats
C2MS
Coagulase negative staphylococci
Normal skin flora
Best way to prevent infections
Hand hygiene
The correct order bottles should be collected
Green/teal then Orange
Percentage of blood cultures that are contaminated yearly within U.S.
3-5%
Viridans streptococci
Mouth, respiratory/GI/female genitourinary tract
Scenario: Patient is very talkative
Wear a mask (patient and RN)
The guideline used during blood culture collection, that is placed in every collection kit
Selfie sheet
Number one reason for blood culture contamination
Improper skin prep
Clostridium perfringens
Feces and intestines
Scenario: Hygea wipe is still dirty after first initial cleanse
Grab another wipe and clean again
Appropriate timeframe for scrubbing bottle tops
15 seconds
Total amount of contaminations for 2025
134
Escherichia coli
Intestines/feces
Scenario: Patient touched the site or moved their arms after you have already cleaned
Start over from the beginning
The Kurin device is found on these units
ICUs, Oncology(4W) and Medsurg (2SU)
Total amount of blood culture contaminations yearly in the U.S.
1.4 million
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Water and soil
To reduce false positives in blood cultures, this is the recommended number of sets to collect from separate venipuncture sites.
Two sets
Consequence of overfilling blood culture bottles
False positives