Blood Culture Contamination: Isopropyl alcohol compared with Isopropyl alcohol plus Povidone-Iodine as Skin Preparation before Blood Culture.

UMIN ID: UMIN000000833

Registered date:26/09/2007

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Bacteremia
• Date of first enrollment: 2007/10/01
• Target sample size: 2500
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Skin antisepsis before blood culture is going to be performed with only 70% isopropyl alcohol on all patients above the age of 16 who visit Emergency Room.
Skin antisepsis before blood culture is going to be performed with 70% isopropyl alcohol plus povidone-iodine on all patiens above the age of 16 who are admitted in wards.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The blood culture contamination rate associated with each antiseptic at the end of five months period of this trial. Two blinded Infectious Disease physicians review positive cultures and classify them as true positive or as contamination based on chart's information.
• Secondary Outcome: Cost and time it takes to perform each antiseptic preparation.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 16years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: All patients below the age of 15.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Division of Internal Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: None