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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2005, p. 6150-6151, Vol. 43, No. 12
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.12.6150-6151.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Validation of Performance of Plastic versus Glass Bottles for Culturing Anaerobes from Blood in BacT/ALERT SN Medium

Stanley Mirrett,1* Maria J. Joyce,1,2,3 and L. Barth Reller1,2,3

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center,1 Departments of Pathology,2 Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 277103

Received 26 September 2005/ Accepted 27 September 2005

To validate performance, we compared the new plastic BacT/ALERT (bioMérieux, Durham, NC) SN bottle to the current glass SN bottle with samples of blood obtained for culture from adults and found them comparable for both recovery and speed of detection of microorganisms. We conclude that the safety advantage of plastic bottles can be achieved without compromising performance.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Duke University Medical Center, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, 116 CARL Bldg., Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710. Phone: (919) 684-2562. Fax: (919) 684-8519. E-mail: Stanley.Mirrett{at}duke.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2005, p. 6150-6151, Vol. 43, No. 12
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.12.6150-6151.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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