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Blood Culture Specimen

Transfer

Collecting Blood Culture Specimens

• If using a syringe, be sure to have a syringe that can

hold at least 20 mL. Attach the syringe to a transfer

device and fill anaerobic bottles first.

If a butterfly setup is used, the aerobic sample is drawn first so

that air from the butterfly tubing is cleared before the

anaerobic culture sample is drawn.