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Fig. 2

From: Reduced bacterial contamination rates detected on silicone tourniquets compared to conventional tourniquets in clinical routine

Fig. 2

Blood sampling events and tourniquet contamination. Tourniquets were used for 1 day and bacterial load determined on the inner sides. For each tourniquet, the number of venous blood sampling processes was documented and plotted against the respective colony forming units (cfu) per contact plate. The facilities were indicated with symbols (I: diamond, II: square, III: triangle, IV: circle), tourniquets with colours (conventional: grey, silicone: petrol blue) and when tourniquets were cleaned once per day, they were highlighted in darker shade

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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