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Should 2 to 3 blood culture sets be collected from different sites?

April 26, 2017blood collected culture different sites

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Should 2 to 3 blood culture sets be collected from different sites?

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YES. Bottles collected for blood culture, no matter how many, when collected from one site will only constitute one set. If you are to do two blood culture sets, collect from two different sites.