Blood Cultures

Category: Best Practices Last Updated on Thursday, 19 July 2012 10:44

Updated Review of Blood Culture Contamination
An overview of blood culture contamination and the potential utility of a variety of approaches to improve both detection and prevention is discussed in this 2006 Clinical Microbiology Reviews' article. 
K.K. Hall and J.A. Lyman
Clin. Microbiol. Review October 2006 19: 788-802
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ASM's Cumitech 1C: Blood Cultures, provides an up-to-date revision of the previously published Cumitech 1B. Covering most aspects of blood cultures, this Cumitech provides an introduction and rationale for performing blood cultures and describes the clinical use for them. The authors present critical information pertaining to blood cultures, including the collection of blood cultures, transport and processing of culture bottles, media and incubation, and the five steps for final examination of a culture. Cumitech 1C describes detection of fungi and seven specific pathogens that fail to grow in standard media. Also addressed are practical issues from coding and billing to quality control and quality assurance.

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