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

Blood Culture Contamination: Isopropyl alcohol compared with Isopropyl alcohol plus Povidone-Iodine as Skin Preparation before Blood Culture. - Non-randomized clinical trial: Comparison of Two Antiseptic Preparations before Blood Culture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000000833

Enrollment

2500

Registered

2007-09-26

Start date

2007-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Bacteremia

Interventions

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 goin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients suspected to be bacteremic above the age of 16.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All patients below the age of 15.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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

Measure	Time frame
Cost and time it takes to perform each antiseptic preparation.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomonori Kiyoyama

Okinawa Chubu Hospital Internal Medicine

kiyoyama-tky@umin.ac.jp098-973-4111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026