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☆Funding for this investigation was provided by the Innovations in Healthcare Program of the BJC Health System, St. Louis, Missouri. The kits containing 2% iodine tincture and an alcohol scrub device (Blood Culture Prep Kit II) were supplied by Medi-Flex Hospital Products, Inc, Overland Park, Kansas.