Evaluation of Twenty Blood Culture Media for detection of bacteremia- a comparative evolution
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Several investigators have evaluated clinically a variety of commercially available blood culture media. No agreement has been reached as to which of these media is optimal for detection of bacteremia. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of recovery of microorganisms from various blood culture media. A total of 20 blood culture media were inoculated with 7 to 15 microorganisms per bottle in the presence or absence of an erythrocyte-serum mixture. The results demonstrated that blood culture media differed in their ability to support the growth of microorganisms. At 4 days after inoculation, only 10 of the 20 blood culture media supported the growth of 91% (10 of the 11) or more of the test microorganisms. The recovery rate of microorganisms depended not only upon the type of medium but also upon the manufacturer of the type of blood culture medium. The addition of an erythrocyte-serum mixture to the blood culture media did not influence the difference in the recovery rate of microorganisms among media and the same type of médium prepared by different manufacturers. The majority (15 of the 20) of the blood culture media supplemented with the erythrocyte-serum mixture failed to support the growth of 91% or more of the test microorganisms at 4 days after inoculation. These results have demonstrated that blood culture media need to be improved. Better quality control measures should also be implemented to evaluate commercial blood culture media.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Musarrat Parveen, Dr Sudhakar Singh, Dr Ashanka Bhardwaj, Dr. Md Zeyaur Rahman
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