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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 890-891, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.890-891.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Conventional BacT/ALERT FA Blood Culture Bottles Allows Reliable Diagnosis of Mycobacteremia

T. Hanscheid,1,2* C. Monteiro,1 J. Melo Cristino,1,2 L. Marques Lito,1 and M. J. Salgado1

Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Hospital de Santa Maria,1 Laboratório de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisbon, Portugal2

Received 12 May 2004/ Returned for modification 9 August 2004/ Accepted 14 October 2004

The conventional BacT/ALERT FA blood cultures supported the ample growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in seeding experiments and appeared to perform as reliably as the BACTEC Myco/F-Lytic vials in the recovery of M. tuberculosis from blood in HIV-infected patients. Overall, blood cultures were positive in 39% of patients with tuberculosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratório de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal. Phone: 351 217985180. Fax: 351 212881486. E-mail: t.hanscheid{at}fm.ul.pt.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 890-891, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.890-891.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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