Diego Cruz Vidal
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Reposted by Diego Cruz Vidal
Reminder that if you do a blood culture, make sure you add sufficient blood to avoid a false negative culture result.
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How Reliable Is a Negative Blood Culture Result? Volume of Blood Submitted for Culture in Routine Practice in a Children's Hospital
OBJECTIVES. The primary aims of this study were to determine the volume of blood submitted for culture in routine clinical practice and to establish the proportion of blood cultures with a blood volum...
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January 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Reminder that if you do a blood culture, make sure you add sufficient blood to avoid a false negative culture result.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...