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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3864-3866, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Clinical Comparison of Nonvented Aerobic BacT/Alert Blood Culture Bottle and Standard Aerobic Bottle for Detection of Microorganisms in Blood

James W. Snyder,1,2,* Karen S. Benzing,2 Gina K. Munier,2 Grace D. Bostic,3 Pamela S. Bozigar,3 Rami Hanna,3 and Marcus J. Zervos3

Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine,1 and University of Louisville Hospital,2 Louisville, Kentucky 40202, and Department of Microbiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 480733

Received 3 April 2000/Returned for modification 29 April 2000/Accepted 15 July 2000

The current BacT/Alert standard aerobic (VA) blood culture bottle was redesigned and designated a nonvented aerobic (NVA) culture bottle; this bottle does not require venting. A total of 3,873 sets of blood samples for culture were obtained from adult patients with suspected bacteremia or fungemia. The NVA bottle showed performance equivalent to that of the VA bottle for recovery and speed of detection of microorganisms from blood without the need for venting the bottle.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202. Phone: (502) 852-1777. Fax: (502) 852-1771. E-mail: jwsnyd01{at}gwise.louisville.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3864-3866, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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