Blood Culture

Also known as: Blood culture, bacterial, fungal and/or AFB

Formal name: Culture, blood

Article Sources

NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Shapiro, N. et. al. (2008 November 06). Who Needs a Blood Culture? A Prospective Derived and Validated Prediction Rule. Medscape from the Journal of Emergency Medicine [On-line information] Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581631 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Smith, D. S. (Updated 2007 December 03). Blood Culture. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003744.htm. Accessed May 2009.

Barenfanger, J. et. al. (2009 January 27). Decreased Mortality Associated With Prompt Gram Staining of Blood Cultures. Medscape from American Journal of Clinical Pathology [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/585709 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Cunha, B. (2008 August 1). Sepsis, Bacterial. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234587-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Weil, M. H. (Revised 2007 December). Sepsis and Septic Shock. Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec06/ch068/ch068a.html through http://www.merck.com. Accessed May 2009.

Anderson-Berry, A. et. al. (Updated 2008 November 6). Neonatal Sepsis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/978352-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Diab, M. et. al. (2008 May 28). Rapid Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Bacteremia Among Intensive Care Unit Patients. Medscape Today from The Medscape Journal of Medicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572647 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

(January 2, 2008) US Food and Drug Administration. Press Release: FDA Clears First Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections. Available online at http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm161552.htm through http://www.fda.gov. Accessed July 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

Bonow, R. (Committee Member) et. al. (1998). ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease -- IV. Evaluation and Management of Infective Endocarditis -- A. Antimicrobial Therapy. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease) [On-line report]. Available online at http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=9500 through http://216.185.112.5.

Medical Encyclopedia. Sepsis. Drkoop.com [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.drkoop.com/conditions/ency/article/000666.htm through http://www.drkoop.com.

Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 10th ed. (1998) B.A. Forbes, D.F. Sahm, and A. S. Weissfeld (ed.), Mosby, Inc. Pg. 283-304.