Have positive blood culture bottles been left unnoticed?: addressing this issue as important as the shortage of blood culture bottles

Figure 1.The number of blood culture tests submitted to the laboratory (A) and the number of positive cases (B).Green columns indicate working hours (8 A.M. to 6 P.M.), while gray columns represent off-hours (6 P.M. to 8 A.M.).Data for Saturdays, Sundays, and other holidays are included as well, and the proportion of positive blood culture during off-hours is higher than indicated.