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Comparative Study
. 1990 Jan;28(1):124-5.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.1.124-125.1990.

Evaluation of isolator system and large-volume centrifugation method for culturing body fluids

H R Elston  1 , M Wang, A Philip
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of isolator system and large-volume centrifugation method for culturing body fluids

H R Elston et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

The Isolator system was compared with the large-volume centrifugation method for processing and recovering organisms from body fluids other than blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine. A total of 155 body fluid samples were processed for the recovery of clinically significant organisms. Of the 55 positive cultures, Isolator detected 94% and the large-volume centrifugation method detected 64%. The time necessary to indicate positivity was not significantly different in the two methods; however, in five cases, the Isolator system yielded clinically significant organisms 24 h sooner than the conventional method. The Isolator system was found to be a more sensitive alternative than the conventional large-volume centrifugation method.

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