blood culture

Late the next day, the results of the blood culture came back.

"But then we're told they forgot to take a blood culture."

There are times where a patient may require a blood culture collection.

Several days later, however, a blood culture indicated that I had developed another infection.

The blood cultures were negative in most of the instances.

In three patients no infectious focus could be found, but blood cultures were positive.

The blood culture was positive in three patients in the present study.

A blood culture is a test to find an infection in the blood.

For this reason, blood cultures must be drawn with great attention to sterile process.

The blood culture showed evidence of a clostridium infection yesterday.

The two blood cultures were among roughly a dozen sent to the lab that day.

But blood cultures taken the day of admission had not grown any bacteria.

Blood cultures are sometimes still positive at this stage.

"Blood cultures were negative as of four o'clock this morning.

They had twenty-four hours, if Hulan lived that long, to wait for the results of the blood culture.

If no bacteria or fungus grows, the blood culture is called negative.

Usually a blood culture is needed only if a person is severely ill.

They are very striking" and can be found in blood cultures even when patients seem healthy.

Doctors can use blood cultures to test for bacteria in your bloodstream.

The next day, when bacteria were found in the blood culture, she was given Cipro and other antibiotics.

Blood cultures were pioneered in the early 20th century.

The diagnosis is complicated, as routine blood cultures have poor sensitivity.

A blood culture can show what bacteria or fungi are in the blood.

Blood cultures are often performed in people with fever and evidence of acute infection.

Multiple mycobacterial blood cultures over time may be required to yield a positive result.