title: Rapid diagnosis of Brucella bacteremia by using the BACTEC 9240 system.
abstract: Almost 93% of 97 separate patient isolates of Brucella bloodstream infections were recovered within 5 days of incubation by using the BACTEC 9240 continuous-monitoring blood culturing system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bannatyne
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Memish
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002002:Brucella / Q000254:growth & development; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media