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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;21(3):274–282. doi: 10.1111/acem.12337

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Description of blood culture specimen collection techniques, including (a) non-sterile technique used during the baseline periods; (b) full sterile technique; and (c) modified sterile technique. Key steps that are different among the techniques are highlighted with bold, dashed outlines.