Abstract
A total of 2,010 blood samples inoculated into tryptic soy broth were examined for antibacterial activity by means of a bioassay plate seeded with Bacillus subtilis spores. The size of the zone of inhibition on this plate was indicative of the degree of antibacterial activity. Current antibiotic therapy was confirmed by examination of chart records. Of the 2,010 blood cultures tested, 147 (7.3%) contained detectable levels of antibiotics; of these 147, 14 (9.5%) yielded growth of bacteria, and 133 (90.5%) remained negative. When the Antibiotic Removal Device (Marion Scientific, Div. Marion Laboratories, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.) was used, it eliminated the antibacterial activity but did not improve the recovery of bacteria from these cultures. Only bacteria resistant to the respective antibiotic were recovered from blood cultures that showed high levels of antibacterial activity (beta-lactam antibiotics, greater than 0.60 micrograms/ml; aminoglycosides, greater than 2 micrograms/ml; and tetracycline, greater than 4 micrograms/ml). Blood cultures showing low levels of antibacterial activity yielded both resistant and susceptible bacteria.
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