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Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults.

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Wilson, ML; Mirrett, S; Meredith, FT; Weinstein, MP; Scotto, V; Reller, LB
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
March 2001

To determine the optimal anaerobic companion bottle to pair with BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F medium for recovery of pathogenic microorganisms from adult patients with bacteremia and fungemia, we compared Plus Anaerobic/F bottles with Standard Anaerobic/F bottles, each of which was filled with 4 to 6 ml of blood. The two bottles were paired with a Plus Aerobic/F bottle filled with 8 to 12 ml of blood. A total of 14,011 blood culture sets were obtained. Of these, 11,583 sets were received with all three bottles filled adequately and 12,257 were received with both anaerobic bottles filled adequately. Of 818 clinically important isolates detected in one or both adequately filled anaerobic bottles, significantly more staphylococci (P < 0.001), streptococci (P < 0.005), Escherichia coli isolates (P < 0.02), Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates (P < 0.005), and all microorganisms combined (P < 0.001) were detected in Plus Anaerobic/F bottles. In contrast, significantly more anaerobic gram-negative bacilli were detected in Standard Anaerobic/F bottles (P < 0.05). Of 397 unimicrobial episodes of septicemia, 354 were detected with both pairs, 30 were detected with Plus Aerobic/F-Plus Anaerobic/F pairs only, and 13 were detected with Plus Aerobic/F-Standard Anaerobic/F pairs only (P < 0.05). Significantly more episodes of bacteremia caused by members of the family Enterobacteriaceae (P < 0.05) and aerobic and facultative gram-positive bacteria (P < 0.025) were detected with Plus Anaerobic/F bottles only. In a paired-bottle analysis, 810 of 950 isolates were recovered from both pairs, 90 were recovered from Plus Aerobic/F-Plus Anaerobic/F pairs only, and 50 were recovered from Plus Aerobic/F-Standard Anaerobic/F pairs only (P < 0.001). Paired Plus Aerobic/F-Plus Anaerobic/F bottles yielded significantly more staphylococci (P < 0.001), streptococci (P < 0.05), and members of the family Enterobacteriaceae (P <0.001). We conclude that Plus Anaerobic/F bottles detect more microorganisms and episodes of bacteremia and fungemia than Standard Anaerobic/F bottles as companion bottles to Plus Aerobic/F bottles in the BACTEC 9240 blood culture system.

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J Clin Microbiol

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0095-1137

Publication Date

March 2001

Volume

39

Issue

3

Start / End Page

983 / 989

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Fungi
  • Fungemia
  • Culture Media
  • Blood
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Bacteria
  • Bacteremia
 

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Wilson, M. L., Mirrett, S., Meredith, F. T., Weinstein, M. P., Scotto, V., & Reller, L. B. (2001). Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults. J Clin Microbiol, 39(3), 983–989. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.3.983-989.2001
Wilson, M. L., S. Mirrett, F. T. Meredith, M. P. Weinstein, V. Scotto, and L. B. Reller. “Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults.J Clin Microbiol 39, no. 3 (March 2001): 983–89. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.3.983-989.2001.
Wilson, M. L., et al. “Controlled clinical comparison of BACTEC plus anaerobic/F to standard anaerobic/F as the anaerobic companion bottle to plus aerobic/F medium for culturing blood from adults.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 39, no. 3, Mar. 2001, pp. 983–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.39.3.983-989.2001.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

March 2001

Volume

39

Issue

3

Start / End Page

983 / 989

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Fungi
  • Fungemia
  • Culture Media
  • Blood
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Bacteria
  • Bacteremia