title: Comparison of BacT/Alert blood culture bottles with lytic media for culture of peritoneal dialysis fluid.
abstract: A comparison was made between the Septi-Chek "Release" system containing saponins, standard BacT/Alert blood culture bottles and FAN BacT/Alert blood culture bottles for culturing CAPD fluids. Seventy-seven CAPD effluent specimens were tested. No differences could be found. Therefore, lytic agents are not necessary when dialysates are cultured in blood culture media.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie der Universität, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wüst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Graevenitz
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D015314:Dialysis Solutions