Review on Blood Culture

  • Anup R Warrier, DNB KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum.
  • Mathew Thomas, MD, FICP, FISHTM KIMS and CSI Medical College
Keywords: Blood stream infections, Blood culture, Fungaemia, Bacteremia, Culture media

Abstract

Blood stream infections (BSIs) are one of the most serious problems in infectious disease. The mortality rates reported is between 20% and 50%. From a diagnostic standpoint, positive blood cultures establish an infectious etiology for a patient’s illness and reveal a microorganism for susceptibility testing. This helps the clinician to optimize the antimicrobial therapy. This article discuses the basics of blood culture from a clinician’s point of view. Blood culture is a very valuable tool for the physician in diagnosis & treatment of infections. Every care should be taken to collect & transport the blood samples in an ideal fashion to make a full utilization of this very important investigation.

Author Biographies

Anup R Warrier, DNB, KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum.

General Medicine, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease Specialist

Mathew Thomas, MD, FICP, FISHTM, KIMS and CSI Medical College

Professor of Medicine & Hematology

Published
2009-06-29
How to Cite
Warrier, A., & Thomas, M. (2009). Review on Blood Culture. Kerala Medical Journal, 2(2), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2009.v2i2.131