title: Clinical comparison of nonvented aerobic BacT/Alert blood culture bottle and standard aerobic bottle for detection of microorganisms in blood.
abstract: The current BacT/Alert standard aerobic (VA) blood culture bottle was redesigned and designated a nonvented aerobic (NVA) culture bottle; this bottle does not require venting. A total of 3,873 sets of blood samples for culture were obtained from adult patients with suspected bacteremia or fungemia. The NVA bottle showed performance equivalent to that of the VA bottle for recovery and speed of detection of microorganisms from blood without the need for venting the bottle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. jwsnyd01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Benzing
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Munier
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bostic
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bozigar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zervos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans