Additional Specimens to Consider for Laboratory Diagnosis

• Complete blood cell count for white blood cells
• Sputum for bacteriology:
• Including TB if in high prevalence country or fungus if immunosuppressed, etc.
• Specimens from other sites that may be infected and can  yield pathogens, as clinically indicated:
• Urine, cerebrospinal fluid, stool, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, etc.
• Two sets of blood cultures for bacteriology from two different sites (where possible) for patients with sepsis