Comparison of the Bactec Peds Plus pediatric blood culture vial with Roche pediatric Septi-Chek for blood cultures from pediatric patients

P. L. Welby, T. M. Zusag, G. A. Storch

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Abstract

Equal volumes of blood from 4,112 blood cultures were inoculated into one Bactec Peds Plus bottle and one Roche Septi-Chek bottle. There were no significant differences in the recoveries of bloodstream pathogens. Initial detection occurred earlier with Bactec Peds Plus, while growth on solid media occurred earlier with Roche Septi-Chek.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1361-1362
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume30
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992

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