Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Detection of Bacteraemia in an Inadequate Volume of Blood Detection of Bacteraemia in an Inadequate Volume of Blood   Document Language : English  Abstract : It was recently discovered that 15% of adult blood culture specimens at King Abdulaziz University Hospital were inadequate in volume where only 2 ml were collected instead of the required 8 ml using the Signal oxoid medium. A comparison of 263 matched pairs of standard-volume (8 ml) and low-volume (2 ml) blood cultures from adult patients in the medical ward and intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital showed that standard-volume cultures had a higher detection rate for bloodstream infection than did low-volume cultures (89% compared with 69%; difference: 20%, P = 0.01). Our data show that the yield of blood cultures in adults increases approximately 3.3% per millilitre of blood cultured, and that the sensitivity of the standard-volume cultures is statistically higher than the sensitivity of the low-volume cultures (84% vs. 65%, P < 0.01).  ISSN : 1319-1004  Journal Name : The Journal of King AbdulAziz University Medical Sciences  Volume : 8  Issue Number : 1  Publishing Year : 1420 AH 2000 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Monday, October 12, 2009  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email عائشة صديقي Siddiqui, Aisha Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  28938.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page