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Comparison of 'time to detection' values between BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BacT/ALERT 3D instruments for clinical blood culture samples.
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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2017 Sep; Vol. 62, pp. 1-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 15. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objectives: The early detection of bacteraemia and fungemia is of paramount importance to guide antimicrobial therapy in septic patients. In this study the 'time to detection' (TTD) value for the new blood culture system BacT/ALERT VIRTUO (VIRTUO) was evaluated in 1462 positive clinical bottles and compared with the TTD for 1601 positive clinical bottles incubated in the BacT/ALERT 3D system (BTA-3D).<br />Methods: The most representative microorganisms isolated from bottles incubated in both blood culture systems were divided into eight categories (in order of frequency): coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), Escherichia coli, Enterobacteriaceae (other than E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp, viridans group streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida spp.<br />Results: The comparison of TTD values for the two blood culture systems strongly indicated that growth of the first five groups listed above was detected earlier with VIRTUO than with BTA-3D (p < 0.05).<br />Conclusions: The new VIRTUO blood culture system can reduce the TTD for more than 75% of isolated microorganisms.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Bacteremia diagnosis
Bacteremia drug therapy
Bacteriological Techniques
Candida isolation & purification
Culture Media
Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Fungemia diagnosis
Humans
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification
Time Factors
Blood Culture
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-3511
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28625838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.06.012