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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2013 Aug;258(2):240–247. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828c0b85

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Frequency of bacterial growth in surgical drain fluid and tubing as a function of time. A, Drain fluid cultures. B, Drain tubing cultures. Positive culture was defined as 1+ or greater growth from fluid and greater than 50 CFU from tubing.