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Comparative Study
. 1997 Sep;35(9):2417-8.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2417-2418.1997.

Diagnosis of brucellosis by using blood cultures

J Ruiz  1 , I Lorente, J Pérez, E Simarro, L Martínez-Campos
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Comparative Study

Diagnosis of brucellosis by using blood cultures

J Ruiz et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

The performances of three blood culture systems, Hemoline performance diphasic medium (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France), Bactec Plus Aerobic/F* (Becton Dickinson, Paramus, N.J.), and Vital Aer (bioMérieux), were compared for the diagnosis of 17 cases of brucellosis. By using a 5-day incubation protocol, positive results were 52.9, 82.4, and 11.8%, respectively. When the protocol was extended to 7 days, the results were 76.5, 94.1, and 47.1%, respectively. Bactec was the fastest system (P < 0.05).

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