Evaluating the effectiveness of a two‐set approach for improving blood culture positivity rates in dogs and cats
In dogs, the positivity rate of blood cultures was approximately 20% regardless of whether a one-set or two-set test was performed. However, in cats, a two-set blood culture increased the positivity rate by approximately 50 percentage points, reaching nearly 90%.
Authors
- Yuya Kimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-4107)
- Yuzo Tsuyuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9399-909X)
- Takashi Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4131-2062)
Institutions
- Zen-Noh (Japan) (JP)
- Yamazaki College of Animal Health Technology (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Record
- Published
- 2025-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5486
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00