Analysis of the contaminant spectrum in the MB/BacT liquid culture system following C18-carboxypropylbetaine specimen processing

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 507-508

  Manterola, J M ^a,b   Thornton, C G ^c   Padilla, E ^a   Lonca, J ^a   Perez M ^a   Quesada, M D ^a   Ausina, V ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Integrated Research Technology LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZLOCILLIN; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; CARBENICILLIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HYDROLASE; POLYMYXIN B; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; INOCULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETAINE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042410784     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0977-4     Document Type: Article

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