Blood culture sampling

[Rhodes, Deborah]

Hello All
Our organisation uses wide necked blood culture sampling bottles. In
the case of obtaining blood from PICC lines or
Hickman lines, a sterile male luer transfer needle and transfer adaptor
is used to engage the sampling bottle directly to
the hub of the device. We find there is enough length with these
devices to ensure the bottle remains upright for accuracy
of sampling.
There are some situations however where clinicians have no other option
but to draw blood for blood cultures
using a syringe.
Do any organisations have a sterile, female luer transfer needle or are
they using any devices which will allow for
the safe, needle free transference of blood from a syringe into blood
culture bottles?
We would be delighted to hear from anyone with information regarding
this.
Many thanks
Kind regards
Deb Rhodes
Infection Prevention Project Nurse
Infection Prevention & Healthcare Epidemiology Unit
m 0429418495
p 4066
t 03 90763139 e D.Rhodes@alfred.org.au

Alfred Health
55 Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 315 Prahran
VIC 3181 Australia

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[Wilkinson, Irene (Health)]

Hi all,

This posting troubles me because as a general rule blood for culture should not be taken through IV lines. This can give a false positive result, since most IV lines become colonised with biofilm-producing organisms such as staphlylococci and yeasts within a fairly short time of insertion. This does not necessarily mean the patient has a bloodstream infection with these organisms. It is always preferable to take a separate draw from a peripheral vein for diagnosis of bloodstream infection.

Irene Wilkinson
Manager, Infection Control Service
SA Health
Irene.wilkinson@health.sa.gov.au

Hello All

Our organisation uses wide necked blood culture sampling bottles. In the case of obtaining blood from PICC lines or
Hickman lines, a sterile male luer transfer needle and transfer adaptor is used to engage the sampling bottle directly to
the hub of the device. We find there is enough length with these devices to ensure the bottle remains upright for accuracy
of sampling.

There are some situations however where clinicians have no other option but to draw blood for blood cultures
using a syringe.

Do any organisations have a sterile, female luer transfer needle or are they using any devices which will allow for
the safe, needle free transference of blood from a syringe into blood culture bottles?

We would be delighted to hear from anyone with information regarding this.

Many thanks
Kind regards

Deb Rhodes
Infection Prevention Project Nurse
Infection Prevention & Healthcare Epidemiology Unit
m 0429418495
p 4066
t 03 90763139 e D.Rhodes@alfred.org.au

Alfred Health
55 Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 315 Prahran
VIC 3181 Australia

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