Blood cultures in a laboratory apparatus


Blood cultures. Bottles of blood culture media in a Bactec machine. The machine provides conditions necessary for culturing blood while screening for bacteria, yeast and fungi that may be present. It is used in hospital microbiology laboratories to screen a patient's blood to help doctors to diagnose the cause of illness.


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