We collected and analyzed the time to detection (TTD) of blood cultures in the BacT/Alert
automated system from 2002 to 2007. Among the 10,893 monomicrobial isolates from a total …

We collected and analyzed the time to detection (TTD) of blood cultures in the B ac T/A lert
automated system from 2002 to 2007. Among the 10,893 monomicrobial isolates from a total …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The BacT/Alert (Organon Teknika Corp., Durham, NC) is an automated blood culture system.
It is based on the detection of CO2 by means of a colorimetric sensor internally attached to …

We studied the performance characteristics of two blood culture (BC) bottles/systems,(i)
BacT/ALERT-FN Plus/3D (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Étoile, France) and (ii) BACTEC-Lytic/9000 …

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

FAN medium was formulated to improve microbial recovery, particularly for fastidious
microorganisms and for microorganisms causing sepsis in patients receiving antimicrobial …

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 …