SPECIAL INSTRUCTION

CULTURES SHOULD BE COLLECTED DURING TEMPERATURE SPIKE. ONE CULTURE CONSIST OF ONE AEROBIC AND ONE ANAEROBIC CULTURE . BLOOD CULTURE X2 CONSIST OF ONE AEROBIC AND ONE ANAEROBIC CULTURE FROM EACH OF TWO DIFFERENT SITES. MINIMUM VOLUME IS 3 ML EACH BOTTLE FOR ADULTS AND 1 ML EACH FOR PEDIATRIC BOTTLE.