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Blood culture: can the consumption of antibiotics cause false positives?
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Opposite: Actually the opposite. Use of antibiotics before obtaining a blood culture can result in a false negative. That's why it's recommended that blood cultures be obtained before antibiotics are administered if a blood infection is suspected. That's not always possible though.
Answered 11/5/2012
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