Which is the most common contaminant in a positive blood culture?
Among the options provided common contaminant in positive blood culture is Staphylococcus epidermidis (Coagulase negative staphylococcus- CONS) followed by other normal skin flora (other bacteria like Propionibacterium spp) and Candida species.Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, p 622
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Bacteriodes
Candida
E.coli
general microbiology