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Have Viral Fever. Test Shows No Bacterial Infection In Blood. Underlying Cause?
Question: Preliminary Report : Culture Negative for Bacterial Growth after 48 Hrs. of
incubation
lab says final report after 3 days
i had viral fever...now iam looking ok
incubation
lab says final report after 3 days
i had viral fever...now iam looking ok
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The report of blood culture as of now suggests that there is no bacterial infection in your blood . In case of viral infections the final report may too come out negative ie no bacteria will grow in the blood culture.
Usually a 72 hour incubation of the patients blood in culture media is required to give a confirmed diagnosis hence the Lab has asked you to wait for the final report but most probably it seems that it will come negative . This confirms that you had a viral fever and not a severe bacterial sepsis .
Hope that answers your query.
Let me know if you have any further doubts .
Regards
Thanks for posting your query.
The report of blood culture as of now suggests that there is no bacterial infection in your blood . In case of viral infections the final report may too come out negative ie no bacteria will grow in the blood culture.
Usually a 72 hour incubation of the patients blood in culture media is required to give a confirmed diagnosis hence the Lab has asked you to wait for the final report but most probably it seems that it will come negative . This confirms that you had a viral fever and not a severe bacterial sepsis .
Hope that answers your query.
Let me know if you have any further doubts .
Regards
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