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Comparative Study
. 1992 Aug;30(8):1995-8.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.8.1995-1998.1992.

BioArgos: a fully automated blood culture system

R J Courcol  1 , M Duhamel, A Decoster, V M Lemaire, M L Rastorgoueff, D Ochin, G R Martin
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Comparative Study

BioArgos: a fully automated blood culture system

R J Courcol et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

BioArgos (Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Marnes-la-Coquette, France) is a fully automated blood culture system that detects carbon dioxide production by infrared spectroscopy through a glass bottle. This hands-off system was compared with the BACTEC NR-660 system (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, Towson, Md.). A total of 336 microorganisms belonging to 74 taxa were tested in simulated blood cultures by both systems. Experimental data showed no significant differences between the two systems. The inclusive detection times (+/- the standard deviations) were 33.2 +/- 28.7 and 35.0 +/- 30.6 h with BioArgos and BACTEC, respectively. Anaerobes were detected earlier with BioArgos, whereas detection of some organisms that need oxygen to grow was slightly delayed. In conclusion, BioArgos is as reliable and accurate as BACTEC NR-660 and shows better practicability owing to noninvasive detection, reduction of vial manipulation, and absence of daily maintenance.

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