Brucella detection in blood: Comparison of the BacT/Alert standard aerobic bottle, BacT/Alert FAN aerobic bottle and BacT/Alert enhanced FAN aerobic bottle in simulated blood culture

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 369-372

  Sumerkan B ^a   Gokahmetoglu S ^a   Esel, D ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BacT Alert blood culture system; Brucella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; STANDARD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS;

EID: 0035410958     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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