blood culture for fungus/Mycobacterium

Indications: - disseminated mycosis, fungemia - disseminated Mycobacterial infection Specimen: 1) collect 20 mL of blood 2) divide equally between 2 100 mL culture bottles or between a 100 mL blood culture bottle & a lysis centrifugation tube Notes: 1) specify 'hold for extended incubation' 2) any fungal agents take 7-14 days to grow in standard culture media

Related

Mycobacterium mycosis; fungal infection

Specific

fungus culture blood Mycobacterium culture blood

General

blood culture bacterial culture fungus culture

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 491