In vitro Evaluation of BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®, BACT/ALERT 3D®, and BACTEC™ FX Automated Blood Culture Systems for Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using Simulated Human Blood Samples

In vitro Evaluation of BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®, BACT/ALERT 3D®, and BACTEC™ FX Automated Blood Culture Systems for Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using Simulated Human Blood Samples

Blood culture (BC) is still the standard for diagnosing bloodstream infections (BSIs), especially those caused by bacteria and fungi. Infection-complicating sepsis or septic shock often occurs at BSI onset, making necessary to improve the diagnostic yield of positive BCs. Among the BC systems curren...

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Main Authors: Giulia Menchinelli, Flora Marzia Liotti, Barbara Fiori, Giulia De Angelis, Tiziana D'Inzeo, Liliana Giordano, Brunella Posteraro, Michela Sabbatucci, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Teresa Spanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
blood culture
automated system
microbial species
spiked human blood sample
diagnostic accuracy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00221/full

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