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Controlled clinical comparison of plastic and glass bottles of BacT/ALERT FA medium for culturing organisms from blood of adult patients.

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Petti, CA; Mirrett, S; Woods, CW; Reller, LB
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
April 2005

A new, clear-plastic nonvented aerobic FA bottle, designed to prevent breakage, has been developed for the BacT/ALERT blood culture system. We assessed the new plastic FA bottle by comparing its performance with that of the current glass FA bottle for recovery of microorganisms and time to detection of growth in blood samples obtained for culture from adult patients with suspected bloodstream infections. We conclude that the BacT/ALERT plastic and glass FA bottles are comparable for recovery of microorganisms and that the safety advantage of plastic bottles can be achieved without compromising performance.

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Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

April 2005

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1960 / 1962

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Plastics
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiological Techniques
  • Humans
  • Glass
  • Fungi
  • Fungemia
  • Culture Media
  • Blood
 

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Petti, C. A., Mirrett, S., Woods, C. W., & Reller, L. B. (2005). Controlled clinical comparison of plastic and glass bottles of BacT/ALERT FA medium for culturing organisms from blood of adult patients. J Clin Microbiol, 43(4), 1960–1962. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.4.1960-1962.2005
Petti, Cathy A., Stanley Mirrett, Christopher W. Woods, and L Barth Reller. “Controlled clinical comparison of plastic and glass bottles of BacT/ALERT FA medium for culturing organisms from blood of adult patients.J Clin Microbiol 43, no. 4 (April 2005): 1960–62. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.4.1960-1962.2005.
Petti, Cathy A., et al. “Controlled clinical comparison of plastic and glass bottles of BacT/ALERT FA medium for culturing organisms from blood of adult patients.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 43, no. 4, Apr. 2005, pp. 1960–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1960-1962.2005.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

April 2005

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1960 / 1962

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Plastics
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiological Techniques
  • Humans
  • Glass
  • Fungi
  • Fungemia
  • Culture Media
  • Blood