The median student debt for students after leaving Campbell University is $16,500, which is: 1  $1,085 or 7.0% more than the average across 4 year private not-for-profit institutions in North Carolina ($15,415) 2  $596 or 3.5% less than the average across 4 year private not-for-profit institutions in the U.S. ($17,096)
Guide. A blood culture is a test to find an infection in the blood. The blood does not normally have any bacteria or fungi in it. A blood culture can show what bacteria or fungi are in the blood.A bacterial infection in the blood, called bacteremia, can be serious because the blood can spread the bacteria to any part of the body.hy It Is Done. A blood culture is done to: 1  Find a bacterial infection that has spread into the blood, such as meningitis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, a kidney infection, or sepsis. 2  A culture can also show what type of bacteria is causing the infection. 3  Find a fungal infection, such as yeast, in the blood.
The Contaminated Blood Culture. â¢ If the skin is not adequately cleansed before. drawing blood for culture, bacteria on the. skin will be injected into the bottle, producing. a false positive blood culture. â¢ It is sometimes difficult for the physician to. determine whether the bacteria growing in. the blood culture is a real pathogen causing. bloodstream infection or whether bacteria on. the skin have contaminated the culture. This. can lead to excess use of antibiotics and. prolongation of hospital stay.