Abstract
We assessed the antimicrobial-inactivation capability of BacT/Alert (FA Plus and FN Plus) or Bactec (Plus Aerobic/F and Plus Anaerobic/F) media for 40
antibiotic-bacterium combinations in simulated adult blood cultures. Aside from
high recovery rates (93.2% and 88.4%, respectively), we showed that at the lowest
but clinically relevant antibiotic concentrations, both BacT/Alert and Bactec media
recovered all the organisms tested with drugs except for Escherichia coli, which was
tested in the presence of meropenem. Delayed recoveries were mainly associated
with vancomycin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 2019/63 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- NEUTRALIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIALS