title: Terminal subculture of blood cultures using a multipoint inoculator device.
abstract: A multipoint inoculation method was used for the terminal subculture of blood cultures. This economical yet reliable technique successfully isolated important human pathogens such as Haemophilus influenzae from macroscopically negative blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Thickett
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dabbs
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans