title: Blood cultures: an overview.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling