Abstract
Biological specimens for microbiological analysis are often collected in BD Vacutainers®, which are not specifically designed for microbial recovery. Bacterial and fungal recovery was analyzed for glass and plastic tubes with or without clot-activating silica. No significant impact was found for the recovery of most bacteria and yeasts tested, however, Haemophilus influenzae recovery from cerebrospinal fluid was significantly reduced in both glass and plastic clot activator tubes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 395-397 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Bacterial recovery
- BD Vacutainers
- Clinical microbiology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Microbial recovery from clot-activating Vacutainers®. / Yang, Shangxin; Mchardy, Ian Howard; Hemarajata, Peera; Wu, Max T.; Garner, Omai B.
In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Vol. 85, No. 4, 01.08.2016, p. 395-397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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