Conventional and molecular methods for verification of results obtained with BacT/Alert Nonvent blood culture bottles.
A strategy comparing molecular and conventional methods for verification of the BacT/Alert nonvent blood culture bottles (Organon Teknika, Durham, N.C.) was performed with seeded isolates. The bottles were evaluated with 12 common organisms from bloodstream infections. Overall, the bottles were equivalent as determined by conventional and molecular methods.
Marlowe
Elizabeth M
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Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 92121-4362, USA.
Gibson
Linda
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Hogan
James
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Kaplan
Shannon
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Bruckner
David A
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic