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What is a Blood Culture? | What is a Blood Culture? (Blood C&S) | ||
A blood culture is a microbiological "procedure" that is ordered as a '''set.''' | A blood culture is a microbiological "procedure" that is ordered as a '''set.''' | ||
'''One set''' consists of 2 to 3 bottles of blood from two different sites. (1 aerobic bottle & 1 or 2 anaerobic bottle) | '''One set''' consists of 2 to 3 bottles of blood from two different sites within 5 mins or so, of each other. (1 aerobic bottle & 1 or 2 anaerobic bottle) | ||
{{It actually is 2 aerobic bottles and 1 anaerobic bottle}}[[User:Jthiessen|Jthiessen]] 15:06, 2014 August 7 (CDT) | |||
The '''set''' is counted as ONE blood culture for [[Labs collected list]]. | |||
Hospital all have a nursing procedure protocol. | Hospital all have a nursing procedure protocol. | ||
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{{Discussion}} | {{Discussion}} | ||
2 bottles from 1 venipuncture site, this is not a complete blood culture and the question is "why would a unit not be following a protocol"? | 2 bottles from 1 venipuncture site, this is not a complete blood culture and the question is "why would a unit not be following a protocol"? | ||
This should only be counted as ONE SET of blood cultures. | |||
[[Category: Labs]] | [[Category: Labs]] | ||
[[Category: Infection]] | |||
Revision as of 14:06, 7 August 2014
What is a Blood Culture? (Blood C&S)
A blood culture is a microbiological "procedure" that is ordered as a set.
One set consists of 2 to 3 bottles of blood from two different sites within 5 mins or so, of each other. (1 aerobic bottle & 1 or 2 anaerobic bottle) Template:It actually is 2 aerobic bottles and 1 anaerobic bottleJthiessen 15:06, 2014 August 7 (CDT) The set is counted as ONE blood culture for Labs collected list.
Hospital all have a nursing procedure protocol.
Template:Discussion
2 bottles from 1 venipuncture site, this is not a complete blood culture and the question is "why would a unit not be following a protocol"?
This should only be counted as ONE SET of blood cultures.