title: Radiometric detection of bacteremia in neonates.
abstract: The predicted prevalence of false positive blood cultures due to hyperactive neonatal blood cells in a radiometric detection system was confirmed. Suppression of this blood background radioactivity in the system was achieved by using a hypertonic medium containing 10% sucrose. The radiometric system produced accurate results as fast as the conventional blood culturing method, saved labor and minimized the recovery of extraneous contaminants.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003470:Culture Media; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013395:Sucrose
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003470:Culture Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D013395:Sucrose