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This single-center, prospective observational study of 249 consecutive patients aged\u2009\u2265\u200920\u00a0years proceeded in the ED of a university hospital in Japan during 6\u00a0months. Pairs of blood samples were collected for aerobic and anaerobic culture from all patients in the ED. Physicians selected puncture sites and topical disinfectants according to their personal preference. We found 50 (20.1%) patients with potentially contaminated blood cultures. Fifty-six (22.5%) patients were true bacteremia and 143 (57.4%) patients were true negatives. Multivariate analysis associated more frequent contamination when puncture sites were disinfected with povidone-iodine than with alcohol\/chlorhexidine (adjusted risk difference, 12.9%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.8\u201316.9; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Sites of blood collection were also associated with contamination. Femoral and central venous with other sites were associated with contamination more frequently than venous sites (adjusted risk difference), 13.1% (95% CI 8.2\u201317.9; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001]) vs. 17.3% (95% CI 3.6\u201331.0; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.013). 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