Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 17 MAS 419 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cultures Come Before Antibiotics
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The idea
Specimens for culture and sensitivity testing are ideally collected before antibiotics are started.
In practice
Antibiotics already in the patient's system can affect the culture's results.
Where people slip
If a patient has already started antibiotics, tell the provider and note it with the specimen, because the lab needs to know.
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