{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Division of Infectious Diseases","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease","author_name":"Jasmine Riviere Marcelin, MD","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/author\/4e4b5fbbbb602b6d35bea8460aa8f8e5\/","title":"Blood culture contamination\u2013it\u2019s a big deal - Division of Infectious Diseases","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sbn2bJb5eX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2020\/01\/21\/blood-culture-contamination-its-a-big-deal\/\">Blood culture contamination\u2013it\u2019s a big deal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2020\/01\/21\/blood-culture-contamination-its-a-big-deal\/embed\/#?secret=sbn2bJb5eX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Blood culture contamination\u2013it\u2019s a big deal&#8221; &#8212; Division of Infectious Diseases\" data-secret=\"sbn2bJb5eX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/01\/blood-1291132_1920-e1578412910227.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":1500,"description":"Blood cultures are a key diagnostic test to detect bacteremia and appropriately treat patients with sepsis and are performed approximately 30 million times in the United States yearly. Unfortunately, contamination of blood cultures occurs in the 0.5% to 5% of samples (approximately 25% of positive blood cultures are due to contamination) which leads to inappropriate [&hellip;]"}