Miscellaneous Culture Problems
Jul.24, 2009 in
Bacterial Infectious Diseases (Including Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Legionella Infections)
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One controversial area in microbiology is the reliability of blood cultures drawn from an indwelling vascular catheter. In general, investigators have encountered higher rates of contamination when drawing culture specimens from vascular catheters, due to colonization of the catheter tip or other areas of the apparatus, such as the stopcock, reservoir, or hub. However, not […]