title: Comparison of BD Bactec Plus blood culture media to VersaTREK Redox blood culture media for detection of bacterial pathogens in simulated adult blood cultures containing therapeutic concentrations of antibiotics.
abstract: Antibiotic neutralization in blood culture media from two automated systems was evaluated by measuring the recovery of organisms and times to detection in simulated cultures. Overall, BD Bactec Plus media (Bactec FX system) outperformed TREK 80 ml Redox media (VersaTREK system), although results suggest a relative rather than an absolute increased rate of recovery for the Bactec media.
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, H3600, Boston, MA 02118, USA. nancy.miller@bmc.org
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rogan
authors.forename: Beverley L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media