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BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE, MOLECULAR - BCM
BCM
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Procedure
Challenges per Shipment
Number of Shipments
Blood culture bacterial identification
5
Three shipments per year
Additional Information
This Survey is for the identification of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, including common resistance mechanisms isolated from blood culture bottles.
This Survey is not for the inoculation of blood culture bottles.
Program Information
Five 1.0-mL simulated blood culture fluid specimen
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