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- Title
Lack of Detection of Haemophilus influenzae Using Adult Blood Culture Bottles Inoculated at Low Volumes.
- Authors
Freeman, Tanner J; Krenke, Charlene; Mitchell, Stephanie L
- Abstract
Background: Based on guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology, many pediatric hospitals are implementing weight-based collection guidelines for blood cultures. To simplify the process of culture collection, there has been interest in validating the use of adult blood culture bottles with low volumes, which may allow for a "one size fits all" bottle. Method: This study examined 9 clinically relevant organisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus agalactiae, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida glabrata, and Candida albicans) utilizing the BD BacTec system at various inoculation volumes and dilutions to assess performance, based on time to positivity, of adult blood culture bottles compared with pediatric blood culture bottles. Results: There was a lack of detection of H. influenzae using adult blood culture bottles inoculated at low volumes, whereas pediatric bottles detected H. influenzae regardless of dilution–volume combinations tested. Conclusions: Exclusive use of adult blood culture bottles may not detect H. influenzae bacteremia in the setting of low-volume inoculum.
- Subjects
INFECTIOUS Diseases Society of America; AMERICAN Society for Microbiology; HAEMOPHILUS influenzae; STREPTOCOCCUS agalactiae; ENTEROCOCCUS faecium; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; BLOOD collection; VACCINATION
- Publication
Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 2021, Vol 6, Issue 6, p1601
- ISSN
2475-7241
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jalm/jfab013