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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2005, p. 1960-1962, Vol. 43, No. 4
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1960-1962.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Controlled Clinical Comparison of Plastic and Glass Bottles of BacT/ALERT FA Medium for Culturing Organisms from Blood of Adult Patients

Cathy A. Petti,1* Stanley Mirrett,1 Christopher W. Woods,1 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 Carolina3

Received 3 November 2004/ Returned for modification 6 December 2004/ Accepted 17 December 2004

A new, clear-plastic nonvented aerobic FA bottle, designed to prevent breakage, has been developed for the BacT/ALERT blood culture system. We assessed the new plastic FA bottle by comparing its performance with that of the current glass FA bottle for recovery of microorganisms and time to detection of growth in blood samples obtained for culture from adult patients with suspected bloodstream infections. We conclude that the BacT/ALERT plastic and glass FA bottles are comparable for recovery of microorganisms and that the safety advantage of plastic bottles can be achieved without compromising performance.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: ARUP Laboratories, 500 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108. Phone: (801) 583-2787. Fax: (801) 584-5207. E-mail: cathy.petti{at}aruplab.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2005, p. 1960-1962, Vol. 43, No. 4
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1960-1962.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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