Fig. 2From: Impact of a strategy based on unique blood culture sampling on contamination rate and detection of bloodstream infections in critically ill patientsWeekly variations of BC bottles collected. Mean number of bottles of BC collected per week was significantly lower during the unique blood culture period than during the multi-sampling period (76 (95% CI 73–79) and 196 (95% CI 186–206), P < .001)Back to article page