| 1. | Bacteriology is often polymicrobial and blood cultures are positive in some cases.
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| 2. | The doctors ordered blood cultures, which would take 72 hours to process.
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| 3. | "But then we're told they forgot to take a blood culture ."
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| 4. | Disseminated MAC is most readily diagnosed by one positive blood culture.
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| 5. | "Why do another X-ray, another blood culture ? " she said.
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| 6. | In one study, the wound grew Escherichia coli while blood cultures were negative.
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| 7. | Quantitative blood culture is even more accurate, but this method is not widely available.
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| 8. | For this reason, blood cultures must be drawn with great attention to sterile process.
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| 9. | Doctors had no reason to suspect anthrax until blood culture results were returned Saturday.
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| 10. | Blood cultures are often performed in people with fever and evidence of acute infection.
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