A novel method to enable PCR testing of bacterial isolates in the BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection System

Pathology. 2017 Oct;49(6):656-658. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.05.012. Epub 2017 Aug 18.

Authors

Christopher J McIver¹, Noel Er², Robert Stevens², Peter C Taylor³

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Department (NSWHP), St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: christopher.mciver@health.nsw.gov.au.
² Microbiology Department (NSWHP), St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia.
³ Microbiology Department (NSWHP), St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 28823751
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.05.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Blood Culture
Carbolines
Centrifugation
Culture Media
Hemolysis
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / microbiology

Substances

Carbolines
Culture Media
tryptoline