Open AccessOptimal time for routine early subculture of blood cultures
Author(s) -
H S Sliva,
John A. Washington
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.12.3.445-446.1980
Subject(s) - subculture (biology) , blood culture , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Routine aerobic subcultures performed between 6 and 12 h and between 12 and 17 h after blood collection yielded 36 and 63%, respectively, of isolates from blood cultures, whereas only 10% of isolates were recovered in a preliminary study when cultures were subcultured within 6 h of blood collection for cultures.
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