Comparison of ‘time to detection’ values between BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BacT/ALERT 3D instruments for clinical blood culture samples

Comparison of ‘time to detection’ values between BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BacT/ALERT 3D instruments for clinical blood culture samples

Objectives: The early detection of bacteraemia and fungemia is of paramount importance to guide antimicrobial therapy in septic patients. In this study the ‘time to detection’ (TTD) value for the new blood culture system BacT/ALERT VIRTUO (VIRTUO) was evaluated in 1462 positive clinical bottles and...

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Main Authors: Francesco Congestrì, Maria Federica Pedna, Michela Fantini, Michela Samuelli, Pasqua Schiavone, Arianna Torri, Stefania Bertini, Vittorio Sambri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteraemia
Sepsis
Blood culture systems
Microorganisms causing sepsis
Time to detection
Early sepsis detection
VIRTUO system
BacT/ALERT 3D system
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301662

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