Validation of performance of plastic versus glass bottles for culturing anaerobes from blood in BacT/ALERT SN medium.
To validate performance, we compared the new plastic BacT/ALERT (bioMérieux, Durham, NC) SN bottle to the current glass SN bottle with samples of blood obtained for culture from adults and found them comparable for both recovery and speed of detection of microorganisms. We conclude that the safety advantage of plastic bottles can be achieved without compromising performance.
Mirrett
Stanley
S
Duke University Medical Center, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, 116 CARL Bldg., Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Stanley.Mirrett@duke.edu
Joyce
Maria J
MJ
Reller
L Barth
LB
D000328:Adult; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics
D003470:Culture Media; D010969:Plastics