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. 2015 Dec 30;54(1):64–67. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02024-15

TABLE 2.

Labor costs associated with conversion from a 20-ml to 30-ml blood culture system

Staff position Hourly salary ($) Time for inoculating/processing 1 extra blood culture bottle (min) Cost annualized ($)
Phlebotomist 27.50 1 13,827
Microtechnology technician 37.50 2.5 47,138