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Which blood test can one do to find out what it is that's causing an infection in the blood?

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Blood Culture: If a bacteria is in the blood, it is detected by doing a blood culture. Growing the blood on a special medium to isolate any potential bacteria.

Answered 7/11/2014

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Blood culture: A blood culture can be done to identify if you have and infection in your blood. This test can identify bacteria, viruses and fungi.

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