title: Comparison of BacT/Alert FAN medium with BACTEC NR660 Plus 26A medium.
abstract: A total of 6,010 blood culture sets were obtained from adult patients with suspected bacteremia or fungemia. The overall recovery of organisms was equivalent in two systems used, BacT/Alert FAN medium and BACTEC NR660 Plus 26A medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lude
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media