Rapid Intrinsic Fluorescence Method for Direct Identification of Pathogens in Blood Cultures

Rapid Intrinsic Fluorescence Method for Direct Identification of Pathogens in Blood Cultures

ABSTRACT A positive blood culture is a critical result that requires prompt identification of the causative agent. This article describes a simple method to identify microorganisms from positive blood culture broth within the time taken to perform a Gram stain (<20 min). The method is based on in...

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Main Authors: John D. Walsh, Jay M. Hyman, Larisa Borzhemskaya, Ann Bowen, Caroline McKellar, Michael Ullery, Erin Mathias, Christopher Ronsick, John Link, Mark Wilson, Bradford Clay, Ron Robinson, Thurman Thorpe, Alex van Belkum, W. Michael Dunne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013-12-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00865-13

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