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Uncommon card · Science
Blood culture, an Uncommon card
A blood culture is a medical laboratory test used to detect bacteria or fungi in a person's blood.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Blood culture quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Blood culture card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
To perform the test, blood is drawn into bottles containing a ______ formula that enhances microbial growth, called a culture medium.
Answer
liquid. To perform the test, blood is drawn into bottles containing a liquid formula that enhances microbial growth, called a culture medium. From the Blood culture article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of popes. List of popes 95 · Artistic gymnastics 87 · Alkaline earth metal 83 · Blood culture 77 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alkaline earth metal. Alkaline earth metal 94,000 · History of trigonometry 49,000 · Blood culture 20,000 · Cantor's first set theory article 13,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Under normal conditions, the blood does not contain microorganisms: their presence can indicate a bloodstream infection such as bacteremia or fungemia, which in severe cases may result in sepsis.
- By culturing the blood, microbes can be identified and tested for resistance to antimicrobial drugs, which allows clinicians to provide an effective treatment.
- To perform the test, blood is drawn into bottles containing a liquid formula that enhances microbial growth, called a culture medium.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Blood culture article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Blood culture
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Blood culture (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
