title: Faster isolation of Brucella spp. from blood by isolator compared with BACTEC NR.
abstract: Brucella spp. was isolated from blood cultures in a mean time of 3.1 days (range, 2-5) in seven cases of human brucellosis processed with the Isolator lysis-centrifugation system. Simultaneous BACTEC NR blood cultures in the same patients were positive in six, with a mean detection time of 20.6 days (range, 17-29). These data suggest a higher speed of recovery of Brucella spp. from blood specimens with the lysis-centrifugation procedure compared with the BACTEC NR system.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cobo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loza
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors