title: Use of the BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC medium for detection of Brucella melitensis bacteremia.
abstract: In a prospective volume-controlled study, the sensitivity of the BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC medium was similar to that of the Peds Plus/F and Plus Aerobic/F vials for detecting Brucella melitensis bacteremia, but the time to detection with the MYCO/F LYTIC medium (101.4 +/- 46.7 h) was significantly longer than that with the combined comparator media (65.5 +/- 18.9 h, P = 0.004).
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel. yagupsky@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yagupsky
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media