Factors impacting the pre-analytical quality of blood cultures—Analysis at a tertiary medical center

• Lucas Romann ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Lucas1998R@gmail.com

  Affiliations Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department Biomedicine, Applied Microbiology Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-5620

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• Laura Werlen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Nikki Rommers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Anja Hermann,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources

  Affiliation Chief Medical and Nursing Office, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Isabelle Gisler,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources

  Affiliation Chief Medical and Nursing Office, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Stefano Bassetti,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1729-1425

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• Roland Bingisser,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Emergency Department, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Martin Siegemund,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Tim Roloff,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department Biomedicine, Applied Microbiology Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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• Maja Weisser,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-1929

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• Veronika Muigg,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Vladimira Hinic,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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• Michael Osthoff,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-957X

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• Fabian C. Franzeck,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Research and Analytics Services, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Adrian Egli

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department Biomedicine, Applied Microbiology Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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