KnowraBlood cultureLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Blood culture, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 5Related 15Compared with 2Erythrocyte sedimentation rateCompared with: ESR signals inflammation but cannot identify an organism; blood culture can provide direct evidence of bloodstream infection.Stool cultureCompared with: Blood culture investigates bloodstream infection rather than pathogens shed in stool.