Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children.
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Petti, CA; Mirrett, S; Woods, CW; Reller, LB
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
January 2005
The plastic pediatric BacT/ALERT (bioMérieux, Durham, N.C.) PF (PPF) is a new nonvented aerobic culture medium in a clear plastic bottle designed to prevent breakage. We compared the performance of the new PPF bottle to that of the present glass BacT/ALERT PF bottle for the recovery of microorganisms as well as for the time to detection of growth in samples of blood obtained for culture from children. We found that the PPF and PF bottles were comparable for recovery of microorganisms and that the safety advantage of plastic bottles can be achieved without compromising performance.
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J Clin Microbiol
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ISSN
0095-1137
Publication Date
January 2005
Volume
43
Issue
1
Start / End Page
445 / 447
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Yeasts
- Plastics
- Microbiology
- Humans
- Glass
- Fungemia
- Culture Media
- Child, Preschool
- Child
- Blood
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Petti, C. A., Mirrett, S., Woods, C. W., & Reller, L. B. (2005). Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children. J Clin Microbiol, 43(1), 445–447. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.1.445-447.2005
Petti, Cathy A., Stanley Mirrett, Christopher W. Woods, and L Barth Reller. “Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children.” J Clin Microbiol 43, no. 1 (January 2005): 445–47. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.1.445-447.2005.
Petti CA, Mirrett S, Woods CW, Reller LB. Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jan;43(1):445–7.
Petti, Cathy A., et al. “Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children.” J Clin Microbiol, vol. 43, no. 1, Jan. 2005, pp. 445–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.43.1.445-447.2005.
Petti CA, Mirrett S, Woods CW, Reller LB. Controlled clinical comparison of plastic versus glass bottles of BacT/ALERT PF medium for culturing blood from children. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jan;43(1):445–447.
Published In
J Clin Microbiol
DOI
ISSN
0095-1137
Publication Date
January 2005
Volume
43
Issue
1
Start / End Page
445 / 447
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Yeasts
- Plastics
- Microbiology
- Humans
- Glass
- Fungemia
- Culture Media
- Child, Preschool
- Child
- Blood