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Clinical comparison of the Bactec Mycosis IC/F, BacT/Alert FA, and BacT/Alert FN blood culture vials for the detection of candidemia
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Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease . Jun2012, Vol. 73 Issue 2, p153-156. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: The present study analyzed the performance of Bactec Mycosis IC/F, BacT/Alert FA, and BacT/Alert FN vials in detection and time to detection (TTD) of Candida spp. in 179 simultaneous blood cultures. The Mycosis IC/F, BacT/Alert FA, and BacT/Alert FN vials could detect Candida spp. in 144 (80.45%) of 179, 149 (83.24%) of 179, and 8 (4.47%) of 179 samples, respectively. With the presence of antifungal therapy, the numbers of positive vials were higher in BacT/Alert FA compared to Mycosis IC/F, 87/99 versus 73/99, respectively (P < 0.05). TTD (SD) for C. albicans was shorter in Mycosis IC/F than in BacT/Alert FA vials without antifungal therapy, 20.89 (9.33) versus 28.26 (9.77), respectively (P < 0.01). The detection of Candida spp., with concomitant bacteremia, was higher in Mycosis IC/F than in BacT/Alert FA vials, 28/30 and 19/30, respectively (P = 0.01). The present data show that the use of Bactec Mycosis IC/F together with BacT/Alert FA vials might improve the detection of Candida spp. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07328893
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 75354299
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.020