New centrifugation blood culture device.
A single-tube blood culture device designed for centrifugation in a tabletop centrifuge is described. Reconstruction experiments using 21 different organisms and human donor blood indicate that excellent recovery can be obtained by centrifugation for 30 min at 3,000 X g.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002498:Centrifugation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013045:Species Specificity