Can blood culture samples be used with microdx and sepsitest?
Can blood culture samples be used?
Blood culture samples
Yes, blood culture samples can be used but they first
need to be
diluted
for use with SepsiTest™-UMD and Micro-Dx™.
Please use
100 µl blood culture
and
900 µl SU buffer
for both kits.
For
Micro-Dx™
, please ensure that the medium
does
not
include charcoal, activated carbon, or agar
.