title: Evaluation of a plastic nonvented aerobic blood culture bottle for use with the BacT/ALERT microbial detection system.
abstract: The current BacT/ALERT SA (BTA SA) aerobic blood culture bottle is made from glass, does not require venting, and contains a liquid emulsion sensor (LES). Its performance has been shown to be equivalent to that of the vented standard aerobic culture bottle. A further-improved version of the BTA SA bottle, designated the BacT/ALERT plastic SA (BTA PSA) culture bottle, is made from clear plastic to prevent breakage, does not require venting, and contains a modified LES (LES 2) to reduce the possibility of false positives. The BTA PSA provides a practical alternative to the current glass version of this bottle. The plastic bottle is also comparable to the current glass bottle in transparency and growth performance and additionally minimizes the exposure to infectious agents due to glass bottle breakage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. jwsnyd01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Snyder
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
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D003470:Culture Media; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D010969:Plastics; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic