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Blood Culture: Key points for the laboratory diagnosis of bacteremia/fungemia

August 28, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 0

Draw blood for culture before initiating antimicrobial therapy Volume of blood collection: Because the number of bacteria per milliliter of blood is usually low, it is important to take a reasonable quantity of blood: 20 […]

Bacteremia, septicaemia and most common cause

July 20, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 0

Pathogens of all four major groups of microbes- bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites may be found circulating in blood during the course of many diseases. Presence of bacteria in the blood is called Bacteremia. Bacteria […]