Brucella melitiensis
"Comparison of BACTEC 9240 Peds Plus Medium and Isolator 1.5 Microbial Tube for Detection of Brucella melitiensis from Blood Cultures."
Published in Blood Weekly, July 14th, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology, "The sensitivity and time to detection of Brucella melitensis by the BACTEC 9240 and the Isolator blood culture systems were compared in a prospective volume-controlled study. Blood sample aliquots, obtained from children with suspected brucellosis, were inoculated into a BACTEC 9240 Peds Plus bottle and into an Isolator 1.5 Microbial Tube. Overall, 122 pairs of blood samples for culture were obtained, and 28 (23%) were positive by at least one method. The BACTEC 9240 system detected all 28 positive cultures (sensitivity, 100%), and the Isolator system detected 22 positive cultures...
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Source: Blood Weekly (1997-07-14)
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