Reduction in Blood Culture Contamination Through Use of Initial Specimen Diversion Device

Summary Blood culture contamination is a clinically significant problem that can be reduced through the use of an innovative device that diverts and sequesters the initial 1.5–2 mL of blood that contains the skin cells and microbes that result in contamination.

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