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barrier cap or through a new connector after the old connector protected by a barrier cap is discarded. The best way forward at the present time is for institutions to measure the frequency of per- cutaneously-drawn and catheter-drawn blood cultures, to measure the contamination rates of each, and then to use these data to guide policies regarding recommended sites for obtaining cultures.
Financial support. No financial support was provided relevant to this article.
Conflicts of interest. The author has the served as a consultant to PuraCath Medical, Bard, Marvao Medical, Nobio, and Destiny Pharma. He served on the advisory board for Citius and Tangen Biosciences. He has served on an end- point committee for Marvao Medical. He has assisted with preparing education material for the American Hospital Association. He received an unrestricted Clinical Excellence Grant from the CareFusion Foundation.
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