Pericardial fluid may be inoculated in blood culture broth and processed as a blood culture,provided the broth contains which anticoagulant?

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With respect to pericardial,pleural,synovial,and peritoneal fluids,the inoculation of blood culture broth bottles at the bedside or in the laboratory may be beneficial.An additional specimen should be submitted to the laboratory for a Gram stain.The specimen in the blood culture bottle is processed as a blood culture,facilitating the recovery of small numbers of organisms and diluting out the effects of antibiotics.Citrate or sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS)may be used as an anticoagulant.

Pericardial Fluid May Be Inoculated in Blood Culture Broth and Processed