
Collecting a Blood Culture to Prevent a False Negative Result from Concurrent Antibiotic Therapy
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | Drawing a blood culture while a patient is receiving high-dose antibiotic therapy can result in a false negative result. This can be avoided by planning when and how to take the blood cultures. |
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