ABSTRACT Using the BacT/Alert automated system, we conducted a 1-year retrospective
study on blood cultures, focusing on the relevance of routine use of the anaerobic bottle. The …

To evaluate the use of routine anaerobic blood cultures with the BacT/Alert system, results of
12,289 blood culture sets collected from adults over a 9-month period were reviewed. Of the …

The relative value of routine anaerobic blood culture for recovery of organisms and
identification of episodes of bloodstream infection was assessed in a three-component, high …

During a 1-year study we observed that both aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles
from patients were negative by the BacT/Alert system during a 7-day incubation period …

A prospective, volume-controlled comparison of the BacT/Alert FAN (Organon Teknika, USA)
and Vital (bioMérieux, France) blood culture systems was performed in a university hospital …

Bottles developed for use in the BacT/Alert automated blood culture system (Organon
Teknika Corp., Durham, NC) can accept up to 10 ml of blood without falling below a 1: 5 ratio …

Incubation periods of aerobic (AE) and anaerobic (AN) blood-culture bottles with the
BacT/Alert system were assessed in our laboratory. We reviewed the results of 6229 blood …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Identifying the pathogens present in blood stream infections is
crucial to initiate appropriate antimicrobial therapy and avoid morbidity and mortality. The …

Blood culture remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections, a major
cause of morbidity and mortality [1, 2]. In order to maximize the sensitivity of the blood …

ABSTRACT The current BacT/Alert standard aerobic (VA) blood culture bottle was
redesigned and designated a nonvented aerobic (NVA) culture bottle; this bottle does not …