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   Blood Culture


  • Blood

  • Negative -- no growth of organism.

  • Confirm the presence of septicemia, an infection in the blood stream
  • Identifies the causative organism
  • Measures the sensitivity of the pathogen to various antibiotics


  • Contamination of the specimen
  • Hemolysis
  • Antibiotic therapy

 





 


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