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Blood culture
Blood cultures refers to taking a sample of blood and growing in the microbiology laboratory for invasive organisms. Typically blood cultures are used for bacteria but can also be used to try and identify fungal organisms in the blood like yeast.
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What's a blood culture used for?
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How long do blood cultures take?
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Why would you need a blood culture?
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Blood culture and how long till results?
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How long does it take to get blood culture results?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: blood culture?
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Does it normally take 5 days for blood cultures to be returned?
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How long does it normally take to get blood culture results back?
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What exactly does a negative report mean in context of a blood culture report?
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A male asked:
Does blood culture detect syphilis?
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How do you get e-coli in a blood culture?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Is a blood test the same as a blood culture?
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A 29-year old asked:
Would a blood culture be positive if I had meningitis?
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What is gram positive rod negative in a blood culture test?
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Does it normally take 3 days for blood cultures to come back?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Is strep mitis always consider contaminant from blood culture?
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What can cause the presence of corynebacterium in a blood culture?
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A 43-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my dr said "no blood culture for 13 year old." why is that?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Will a standard blood culture detect yeast or is there a specific kind just for detecting yeast?
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A 35-year old asked:
How much bacteria do you need in a blood culture for it to be positive?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Would a standard "blood culture" show if someone had tb? or appear abnormal?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you have osteomylitis in your spine and still have a negative blood culture?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What does it mean if somebody says their blood culture tested positive for cocci in the blood stream?
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A 69-year old male asked:
If I am on an antibiotics for 2 day's, can I still do blood cultures, or will it not be accurate. Thanks?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Rod positive blood culture after pneumonia. ED said maybe false positive did more blood cultures . Sent me home. Temp is 99. Scared. What to do?
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A 75-year old male asked about a 85-year old male:
I understand it can take a few days for the results of blood cultures to be known Generally, is it any quicker to get the results of urine cultures?
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A 36-year old asked:
Cbc and ESR good reports no need for blood cultures?
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A 37-year old asked:
Docs, could a blood culture detect anemia or cancer?
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A 32-year old asked:
Does klebsiella infection shows up in a blood culture?
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Can klebsiella infection detected in a blood culture test?
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