Abstract
The BACTEC 9240 blood culture system (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, Sparks, Md.) is one of three automated, continuous-monitoring systems that is widely used in clinical laboratories. The BACTEC 9240 was compared with the BACTEC NR 660 for the detection of organisms and bacteremic episodes; time to detection of positive cultures; number of false-positive and false-negative cultures; and time needed to load, process, and perform quality control functions by using high-volume aerobic media. Blood specimens (5,282) were inoculated in equal volumes (5 to 10 ml per bottle) into BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F (9240 system) and BACTEC Plus NR26 (660 system) bottles. Clinically significant isolates were detected in 6.6% of cultures, representing 348 microorganisms and 216 bacteremic episodes. Two hundred forty-eight microorganisms were detected by both systems, 48 by the 9240 only and 52 by the 660 only (P = not significant). Of the bacteremic episodes, 158 were detected by both systems, 27 by the 9240 only and 31 by the 660 only (P = not significant). Analysis of data by month revealed equivalent recovery rates for both systems, with the exception of a 30-day period at one study site during which the 660 system detected significantly more microorganisms. Following a proprietary hardware design retrofit of the 9240 instrument, detection rates were again equivalent for the remaining three months at this study site. Positive cultures detected by both systems were detected an average of 4.3 h faster by the 9240 system (21 versus 25.3 h). The numbers of false-positive cultures for the 9240 and 660 systems were 40 (1.0%) and 9 ( < 1.0%), respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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