Radiometric Method for Detection of Bacteremia
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 22 (1) , 100-101
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.22.1.100-101.1971
Abstract
A study was performed with simulated blood cultures to evaluate the production of 14CO2 as an index of bacterial growth. With a range of inoculum sizes from 4 to 4,250 colony-forming units, it was not possible to detect 14CO2 within 6 hr after inoculation in 59 separate experiments. In a limited trial with patients9 blood cultures, the radiometric method failed to provide any earlier evidence of bacteremia than did routine broth cultures.Keywords
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