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Blood Culture Test: References

Blood culture. Lab Tests OnLine. https://labtestsonline.org/tests/blood-culture. Updated September 23, 2019. Accessed September 2019.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Septimus E. Clinician guide for collecting cultures. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/collecting-cultures.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fantibiotic-use%2Fhealthcare%2Fimplem. Updated August 1, 2019. Accessed September 2019.

Garcia RA, Spitzer ED, Beaudry J, et al. Multidisciplinary team review of best practices for collection and handling of blood cultures to determine effective interventions for increasing the yield of true-positive bacteremias, reducing contamination, and eliminating false-positive central line–associated bloodstream infections. American Journal of Infection Control. Volume 43, Issue 11, 1 November 2015, Pages 1222-1237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.030.

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