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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jan 4;37(4):381–387. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.316

Table2a.

Distribution of clinical culture categories

Specimen Category (n) Period
Pre* Post** Total
Abscess drainage 2 0 2
Blood 16 3 19
Body fluid, other 0 1 1
Broncho alveolar lavage 3 0 3
Catheter tip 1 0 1
Cerebrospinal fluid 1 0 1
Eye 7 3 10
Other 2 1 3
Peritoneal fluid 0 1 1
Sputum, non-cystic fibrosis 59 23 82
Urine 5 1 6
Wound 10 3 13
Total 106 36 142
*

Pre-intervention period (24 months)

**

Post-intervention period (18 months)