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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2506-2509, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2506-2509.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Routine Incubation of BacT/ALERT FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles for More than 3 Days May Not Be Necessary

Paul P. Bourbeau1* and Michael Foltzer2

Division of Laboratory Medicine,1 Department of Infectious Disease, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 178222

Received 20 January 2005/ Accepted 28 January 2005

We reviewed time to detection for 35,500 blood cultures collected in BacT/ALERT FA and FN bottles. In the first 3 days of incubation, 97.5% of the 2,609 clinically significant isolates were detected, suggesting that routine incubation for more than 3 days may not be necessary for FA and FN bottles.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822-0131. Phone: (570) 271-7467. Fax: (570) 271-6105. E-mail: pbourbeau{at}geisinger.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2506-2509, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2506-2509.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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