| Material | blood in blood culture flasks (Signal system) |
| Parameter | pathogenic agents |
| Method | cultural, bacteriology (MALDI-TOF)
aerobic and anaerobic |
| Duration | 7 - 10 days |
| Remark | - Please order blood culture bottle(s) in advance (subject to a charge).
- Different blood culture bottles are available (see Preanalytics).
If there is a single bottle, analysis of aerobic and anaerobic pathogens is carried out from this bottle.
The set contains a separate bottle for the blood sample for anaerobic testing with a transport medium optimised for these pathogens. The set should be preferred if sufficient blood can be obtained from the patient.
- Inoculation is done with 1 – 3 ml of blood for the single bottle; in the set, each bottle must be inoculated with 5 – 10 ml of blood.
- Blood should be collected during a fever episode.
- It is recommended to send in 2 – 3 (sets of) blood culture bottles (blood collection at different times, intervals of at least 1 hour).
- Storage and transport are uncooled.
- Full blood in normal blood tubes (e.g. EDTA tubes) or swabs do not lead to reliable results so we recommend always using a blood culture bottle.
- Bacteraemia may occur physiologically in reptiles.
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