Pitfalls in Collecting Blood Specimens for Antibiotic Assay
Open Access
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 15 (3) , 481-483
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.15.3.481
Abstract
Obtaining blood samples for antibiotic analysis from intravenous lines through which the antibiotic had been administered was critically evaluated. Flushing volumes required to remove contaminating antibiotic varied with the type of antibiotic and with different plastics. Obtaining blood specimens from the intravenous lines is not practical in infants and not advised in adults.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: