Beware of Unusual Organisms Masquerading as Skin Contaminants

摘要: Sepsis or bacterial blood stream infection is diagnosed by culturing to see what organisms grow. However, the growth of an organism in a culture does not always mean it cause disease. Some cultures become positive because needle that punctures skin becomes contaminated with from patient's skin. and transfers them into bottles where they This gives erroneous impression were blood, causing disease, rather than on