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. 1971 Jul;22(1):100-1.
doi: 10.1128/am.22.1.100-101.1971.

Radiometric method for detection of bacteremia

J A Washington 2nd, P K Yu

Radiometric method for detection of bacteremia

J A Washington 2nd et al. Appl Microbiol. 1971 Jul.

Abstract

A study was performed with simulated blood cultures to evaluate the production of (14)CO(2) as an index of bacterial growth. With a range of inoculum sizes from 4 to 4,250 colony-forming units, it was not possible to detect (14)CO(2) within 6 hr after inoculation in 59 separate experiments. In a limited trial with patients' blood cultures, the radiometric method failed to provide any earlier evidence of bacteremia than did routine broth cultures.

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