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Intravascular Device Culture |
| Test |
Intravascular Device Culture |
| Indication |
Culture of intravascular devices should be limited to patients who have laboratory confirmed bacteremia or who appear clinically septic.
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| Physiology |
Intravascular devices are used to provide continuous vascular access for a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Their use in individuals with serious underlying illness and they penetrate the integument and increase the risk of infection.
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| Normal Range |
Roll plate cultures: < 15 colonies, sonicated specimen < 10 4 colonies.
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| Sample |
I.V. catheter tip, foreign body, blood collected through catheter.
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| Test Method |
Roll plate semiquantitative cultures, Quantitative sonication method, Comparative quanitiaive cultures.
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