Efficacy of a small-volume blood culture diversion device across three wards: a 6-month retrospective review.

Microbiol Spectr · 2026 · PMC13339911 · PMID 42262090

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closest p · 1.6× alpha

0.0820

boldest claim

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approached significanceP = 0.082so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Additionally, the increased percentage of patients with contaminated culture(s) and obesity approached significance ( P = 0.082).

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near-significantno p-value reported

Statistically significant and near-significant differences in demographics and clinical state were found between patients with and without BCC.

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