Blood Culture Presented By:

 Aqsa Faiz 
Test  Nimra Iqbal
  What is a Blood Culture Test?
 Purpose of the test

Content  Procedure of the test

 How is it performed?
 Test results
  A blood culture is a test that checks samples of
blood for the presence of disease-causing germs
like bacteria and fungi.
Blood Culture  A blood culture test identifies the specific germ
Test causing an infection and enables further testing
to determine what type of treatment may be
most effective.
  In testing for infections, a blood culture test has
Purpose of the several roles;
Test
  Testing for bacteria and fungi in the blood can
confirm that an infection is the cause of a
1. Diagnosis person's symptoms. If a virus is suspected,
special viral tests can be performed.
  By growing the germs from a patient's blood in
2. Germ the lab, a blood culture test makes it possible to

Identification determine the specific type or strain of germ

causing an infection.
  Repeat blood tests can be used to see how well
3. Monitoring an infection is responding to treatment and to
determine when the blood is free of the germ.
Procedure of
the test
 At least two blood samples are required, taken from different veins. A
healthcare professional ties an elastic band around the arm of the patient
to increase blood flow in the vein.
 The skin will then be thoroughly  cleaned with an antiseptic, which
prevents contamination of the blood sample.
  A needle will be inserted through the skin and
into the vein, which may cause a brief stinging
sensation.
Continued...  Blood will be withdrawn into a vial, and once
enough blood is collected, the needle will be
removed.
  A bandage or gauze will typically be applied to
each area where the blood was drawn from.
Continued...  Brusing or soreness around the punch site
usually go away quickly.
 How is it
performed?
 To perform a blood culture test, a laboratory technician places part
of a blood sample onto a dish containing material, known as
culture, that encourages germs to grow.

 The dish is then observed over days or weeks to see if any

germs become detectable.
  If germs are found in the culture, further
analysis is done to identify them.

Continued...  This may involve looking at the germ under

a microscope while applying chemical dyes,
such as a Germ stain.
  It may take a few days to a few weeks for
results of your blood culture test to be
available.
Test Results
 The results are based on whether any germs
were detected.
  A negative test result means that no germs
grew in the culture.

Continued...  A positive test result means indicates the

presence of germs in blood, which can be a sign
of an infection.
  Blood culture test is done to determine if there
are germs in blood, which may take days or
weeks.  There is no preparation required to take
Conclusion it. It can be performed in both adults and
children upon showing signs of a possible
infection.