RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL-CONTAMINATION OF BLOOD - COMPARISON OF 3AUTOMATED MICROBIAL DETECTION SYSTEMS

Authors
DANTONIO D IACONE A BETTI S VIOLANTE B PARRUTI G PIERGALLINI A DIGIANFILIPPO R CATINELLA V STRIANI P DELLISOLA M COLACI G TORLONTANO G
Citation
D. Dantonio et al., RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL-CONTAMINATION OF BLOOD - COMPARISON OF 3AUTOMATED MICROBIAL DETECTION SYSTEMS, International journal of artificial organs, 16, 1993, pp. 229-232
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
International journal of artificial organs → ACNP
ISSN journal
03913988
Volume
16
Year of publication
1993
Supplement
5
Pages
229 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0391-3988(1993)16:<229:RDOBOB>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Rapid methods of determining microbial contamination are needed in sus pecting contaminated banked blood or other blood products. In this stu dy, we experimented contaminated blood units with 122 strains of bacte ria and fungi. After innoculation, a comparison between ESP Blood Cult ure Sytem (Difco Laboratories Inc., Detroit MI), BacT/Alert (Organon T eknica, Durham NC) and Bactec 9240 System was made for their efficienc y in the detection of microbial contamination. Experimental data showe d a diagnostic relevance of these automated systems with no significan t differences in time detection of microbial contamination between the three methods under comparison.