| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000291002 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Costa, Libera Maria dalla1 Daur, Alessandra Valle2 Klimak-Junior, Francisco3 Cogo, Laura Lucia Botao, Gislene Diogenes Monteiro, Cristina Leise Bastos |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Hospital de Clinicas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil 2Hospital Geral de Curitiba, Laboratorio Clinico, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil 3Hospital Nossa Senhora das Gracas, Laboratorio Clinico, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Pages: | 372-373 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| English abstract | Isolation and identification of etiological agents found in body fluids can be of critical importance for the recovery of patients suffering from potentially-severe infections, which are often followed by serious sequels. Eighty-two samples of different body fluids were analyzed using two different methods: (1) the conventional culture method (agar plating) and (2) the enrichment culture technique, using the Bact/Alert® blood culture bottle. The number of positive cultures increased on average from 9.7% to 23.1% with the enrichment culture technique. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were the most frequently isolated bacteria. The enrichment method could provide a more accurate means the identifying etiological agents |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Diagnóstico, Bacterias, Biología celular, Fluidos corporales, Etiología, Cultivo, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Diagnosis, Bacteria, Cell biology, Body fluids, Etiology, Culture, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus |
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