The absolute number of leukocytes per vial as a major cause of early false positive blood cultures: proof-of-concept and application

Camille Petit (1, 2) , Philippe Lavrard-Meyer (1, 2) , Didier Raoult (1, 2) , Grégory Dubourg (1, 2)

1 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
2 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection

Domains: Bacteriology; Virology; Parasitology; Cardiology and cardiovascular system; Emerging diseases; Infectious diseases

Camille Petit, Philippe Lavrard-Meyer, Didier Raoult, Grégory Dubourg. The absolute number of leukocytes per vial as a major cause of early false positive blood cultures: proof-of-concept and application. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022, 41 (6), pp.951-959. ⟨10.1007/s10096-022-04454-z⟩. ⟨hal-03684563⟩