Effect of delayed entry on performance of the BACT/ALERT FAN PLUS bottles in the BACT/ALERT VIRTUO blood culture system

Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 699 - 705
Published: Oct 9, 2020
Abstract
Delayed entry of patient blood culture samples into a microbial detection system is unavoidable at times, due to off-shift staffing or transporting samples to centralized laboratories. Pre-incubation time and temperature of blood culture bottles are the most critical factors impacting recovery and detection of microorganisms. A total of 1377 BACT/ALERT® (BTA) Fastidious Antimicrobial Neutralization (FAN® PLUS) bottles (FA PLUS, FN PLUS, and PF...
Paper Details
Title
Effect of delayed entry on performance of the BACT/ALERT FAN PLUS bottles in the BACT/ALERT VIRTUO blood culture system
Published Date
Oct 9, 2020
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
699 - 705
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