This week, it was announced that work to improve HIV outcomes at Croydon Hospital was awarded ‘Top Global Winner’ at the UNIVANTS 2021 awards. The work focused on the introduction of ‘opt-out’ HIV testing in the Emergency Department at Croydon Hospital, with a sustained rate of 97% over 18 months, setting an international gold standard. […]
Blood culture (adult set)
Category | Bacteriology Medical Microbiology |
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Reporting frequency | TAT Negative - 5 days. Up to 21 days for extended culture |
Collection conditions
Aerobic blood culture. Prior to innoculation, disinfect the culture botle top, label the bottle with patient's details without covering the barcode. Innoculate the bottle with between 1-5ml of the fluid. After inoculation, disinfect the bottle top.
Additional information
Negative bottles are kept for 48 hours, positive bottles for 3 months
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