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Obtaining the best in blood cultures
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Obtaining the best in blood cultures
Niger Postgrad Med J.
2007 Jun.
Abstract
Blood cultures remain the "gold standard" for confirming bacteraemia/septicaemia and identifying causative organisms. The yield is maximised when strict procedure guidelines for collection and incubation are followed and laboratory/clinical data are properly correlated. This write up addresses several issues of clinical and technical importance in blood culturing which will help increase diagnostic yield.
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