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We hypothesized that larger volumes of blood, lack of previous antimicrobial administration, and changes in hematologic variables would be associated with increased rates of microbiological growth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 279 dogs from which 323 blood culture results were available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For 180 submissions, patient and blood culture protocol data at the time of specimen collection were collected prospectively using a survey form. For 143 submissions, data were retrospectively collected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Microbial growth was noted in 55\/323 (17%) submissions, with 35\/55 (63.6%) interpreted as clinically relevant growth and 20 (36.4%) interpreted as contamination, resulting in an overall positive rate of 10.8%. Specimen volume (p\u2009=\u20090.01), white blood cell count (p\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), and neutrophil count (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were positively associated with relevant growth. Diseases associated with relevant growth were suspected discospondylitis (30%, p\u2009=\u20090.05) and illness while on immunosuppressive drugs (44%, p\u2009=\u20090.004). Submissions performed to assess for bacteremia as a secondary cause of immune-mediated disease were less likely to yield relevant growth (0%, p\u2009=\u20090.004) than those performed for other reasons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this population, blood cultures were most likely to provide diagnostically useful information in dogs with suspected discospondylitis and those receiving immunosuppressive drugs. 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