Effect of aerobic and anaerobic atmospheres on isolation of organisms from blood cultures.

AUTOR(ES)

Blazevic, D J

RESUMO

Blood was cultured in two vacuum bottles containing Columbia broth. Filtered air was admitted to one bottle (aerobic); the unvented bottle was considered anaerobic. Cultures were incubated at 35 C until growth occurred or for at least 7 days. Of 744 organisms isolated, 50% were isolated from both bottles, 30% from the aerobic bottle only, and 20% from the anaerobic bottle only. These results indicate the need for use of both an aerobic and anaerobic bottle for blood cultures.

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