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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 819-821, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.819-821.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Optimum Detection Times for Bacteria and Yeast Species with the BACTEC 9120 Aerobic Blood Culture System: Evaluation for a 5-Year Period in a Turkish University Hospital

Gül Durmaz,* Tercan Us, Aydin Aydinli, Abdurrahman Kiremitci, Nuri Kiraz, and Yurdanur Akgün

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty Hospital of Osmangazi University, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey

Received 3 June 2002/ Returned for modification 31 July 2002/ Accepted 17 November 2002

We tracked and documented the time of positivity of blood cultures by using the BACTEC 9120 (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems) blood culture system over a 5-year study period. A 7-day protocol of the incubation period was selected, and a total of 11,156 blood cultures were evaluated. The clinically significant microorganisms (32.95%) were isolated in 3,676 specimens. Gram-positive and -negative bacterial isolation rates were found to be 41.07 and 44.88%, respectively. Yeasts were found in 14.03% of all pathogens. Both the false-positivity and -negativity rates were very low (0.1 and 0.3%, respectively). The mean detection times for all of the pathogens were determined to be 19.45 h. Yeasts, nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria, and Brucella melitensis strains were isolated within 5 days. By taking these data into account, we decided to establish a 5-day-incubation protocol in our laboratory instead of the 7 days that are commonly used.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty of Osmangazi University, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey. Phone: 90-222-2267786. Fax: 90-222-2395681. E-mail: gdurmaz{at}ogu.edu.tr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 819-821, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.819-821.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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