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Blood Culture Medical Education Library

  Why choose our Blood Culture Medical Education Library?

In the fight against infections blood culture remains a simple and commonly used investigations to establish the etiology of an infection. Proper blood culture collection is essential to avoid contamination and improve diagnostic accuracy.

This library offers comprehensive blood culture collection training, best practices resources on blood culture collection and sampling.

  Ready to elevate your expertise?

Explore the Blood Culture Medical Education Library and stay up-to-date with the latest knowledge on blood culture testing procedures, contamination prevention strategies, recommendations, and guidelines.  

  Explore our Blood Culture Medical Education Resources

Educational materials

Educational Booklet

Investigation for diagnosis of bloodstream infections

This booklet aims to answer key questions commonly asked in relation to blood culture, provide practical recommendations for routine blood culture procedures and offer an illustrated step-by-step guide to best collection practices. 

Educational materials

Animated Video

Preparation steps for collecting blood culture specimen on video

Discover through an animation the key preparation steps for optimal blood culture collection. Discover the different methods of sampling collection and best practices.

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Printable poster

Needle and Syringe Method

Discover blood culture bottle collection best practices with the needle and syringe method.

Educational materials

Printable poster

Winged Set Method

Learn how to properly collect blood culture bottles with the winged set method.This poster outlines the step-by-step blood culture collection procedure with practical tips.

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Printable poster

Pediatric Blood Culture Collection

Designed for pediatric and neonatal care, this resource provides blood culture sample volume recommendations, venipuncture site tips, and tailored methods for pediatric patients.

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The content on this website and associated materials do not constitute medical advice and should not be considered a substitute for the individual professional judgement of any physician or other health care practitioner regarding the appropriate course of action for a particular patient. All recommendations should be independently reviewed with appropriate medical staff in light of the needs of any particular institution and its patients. bioMérieux makes no guarantee or representation regarding the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information for any particular purpose, including but not limited to any cost savings.

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