A re-evaluation of the pour plate blood culture method for the detection of Candida and other septicaemias.
Over a 1-year period the use of a pour plate in detecting significant septicaemias due to bacteria and fungi was evaluated and compared with a conventional broth blood culture system. Of 207 significant bacterial blood culture isolates only 113 (56%) were detected by the pour plate. However, three out of four candidaemias were detected by the pour plate method alone. Despite its low positivity rate, the pour plate is cheap and allows for early detection of bacteraemia and candidaemia.
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D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification