How to Handle CT-Guided Abscess Drainages in Microbiological Analyses? Sterile Vials vs. Blood Culture Bottles for Transport and Processing

The aim of this investigation was to compare microbiological analyses of 100 computed tomography-guided drainages from infectious foci (thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal), transported and analyzed by two widely established techniques, that are (i) sterile vials or (ii) inoculated blood culture bo...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Romy Skusa, Christopher Skusa, Moritz Wohlfarth, Andreas Hahn, Hagen Frickmann, Marc-André Weber, Andreas Podbielski, Philipp Warnke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Subjects:	drainage pre-analysis blood culture incubation abdominal infections CT BACTEC
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/7/1510