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Innovation for Reducing Blood Culture Contamination: Initial Specimen Diversion Technique

Richard G. Patton, Timothy Schmitt
Richard G. Patton
1Clinical Laboratory, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington Medicine
2Department of Pathology, University of Washington
3Cellnetix Pathology and Laboratories, 1550 N. 115th Street, Seattle, Washington 98133
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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00910-10
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https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00910-10
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20943870

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  • Received May 5, 2010
  • Returned for modification June 19, 2010
  • Accepted October 3, 2010
  • Published online November 29, 2010.

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  1. Richard G. Patton1,2,3* and
  2. Timothy Schmitt1
  1. 1Clinical Laboratory, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington Medicine
  2. 2Department of Pathology, University of Washington
  3. 3Cellnetix Pathology and Laboratories, 1550 N. 115th Street, Seattle, Washington 98133
  • ↵* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Laboratory, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center/UW Medicine, 1550 N. 115th Street, Seattle, WA 98133. Phone: (206) 368-2052. Fax: (206) 368-1792. E-mail: rpatton{at}MagnoliaMT.com .
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Innovation for Reducing Blood Culture Contamination: Initial Specimen Diversion Technique
Richard G. Patton, Timothy Schmitt
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Nov 2010, 48 (12) 4501-4503; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00910-10

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