Use of BACTEC 9240 Blood Culture System for Detection of Brucella melitensis in Synovial Fluid
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (2) , 738-9
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.2.738-739.2001
Abstract
Synovial fluid specimens aspirated from patients with arthritis were inoculated into an aerobic Peds Plus blood culture bottle and monitored by the BACTEC 9240 instrument for 4 weeks. A total of 1,072 synovial fluid cultures were processed, and 15 (0.14%) were positive for Brucella melitensis. A single culture, harboring 1.3 CFU of viable organisms per ml, was missed by the instrument. All 14 positive BACTEC cultures were detected within 3 to 7 days.Keywords
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