Table 2.

Comparison of correctly and incorrectly filled blood culture bottles according to study periods

	Before education		After education
Aerobic	n	%	n	%	P value
< 5 ml	1046	21	1092	19	0.62
5–10 ml	1559	31	2478	43	< 0.001
> 10 ml	2450	48	2243	39	< 0.001
Total	5055	100	5813	100
Pearson Chi2 = 118, degree of freedom = 1
Anaerobic	n	%	n	%	P value
< 5 ml	1042	20	1328	22	0.55
5–10 ml	1747	34	2576	43	< 0.001
> 10 ml	2303	45	2089	35	< 0.001
Total	5092	100	5993	100
Pearson Chi2 = 131, degree of freedom = 1

Correctly filled blood culture bottles (5–10 ml) are indicated by italic font