Detection of Brucella melitensis by the BacT/Alert automated system and Brucella broth culture

Ozkurtl Z., Erol S., Tasyaran M., Kaya A.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, cilt.8, sa.11, ss.749-752, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00471.x
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.749-752
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of the BacT/Alert automated blood culture system to detect Brucella spp. in comparison with traditional Brucella broth culture. Overall, 100 ( 50 bone marrow and 50 blood samples) paired cultures were obtained, and 59 were positive by at least one method. The Brucella broth culture method detected all 59 positive cultures (100%), and the BacT/Alert system detected 30 (50.8%) (P < 0.05). The mean detection times for B. melitensis were 4.5 days in the BacT/Alert system and 5 days in Brucella broth culture (P > 0.05). There is no significant difference between the two methods with respect to growth time of the microorganism, but Brucella broth culture is more sensitive than the BacT/Alert system.