| 11. | He told me that unless I had 39C a blood culture would be too insensitive.
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| 12. | The two blood cultures were among roughly a dozen sent to the lab that day.
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| 13. | I want a blood culture, a blood count and I want him on IV antibiotics.
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| 14. | Three sets of blood cultures should also be obtained.
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| 15. | Elimination of the organisms from blood cultures may take somewhat longer, often requiring 4 12 weeks.
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| 16. | Routine blood cultures and chemistries were drawn and sent to me in the hospital's pathology lab.
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| 17. | A blood culture can usually detect the infection but takes several hours to return a diagnosis.
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| 18. | Preliminary blood cultures show the presence of a bacteria that appears to be anthrax, Walks said.
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| 19. | Two blood cultures drawn from separate sites of the body are often sufficient to diagnose bacteremia.
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| 20. | Beyond 48 hours, testing routinely includes urine and blood cultures as well as a chest X-ray.
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