Oxford University Press, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5(10), 2023
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad182
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Abstract Blood culture contamination is associated with increased antimicrobial use, length of stay, and hospital cost. To address this problem, blood culture diversion has been developed as an additional measure to reduce contamination to targeted goals. Three different versions were proposed, including an open technique and 2 commercially available devices. This study aims to review the existing literature and analyze evidence for these 3 techniques.