Abstract
A centrifugation-filtration procedure was developed to expedite the recovery of microorganisms from blood. Fresh whole human blood was inoculated with various aerobic and facultatively anaerobic microorganisms (3 to 18 per ml). The seeded blood was carefully overlaid on a Ficoll-Hypaque gradient (density, 1.114 g/ml) and centrifuged (400 x g) for 45 min at ambient temperature. The entire gradient (plasma, leukocytes, and Ficoll-Hypaque) was removed and filtered through a 0.22-micrometer membrane filter. The filters were then placed on chocolate agar and incubated at 35 degrees C in humidified air containing 5% CO2. No statistically significant differences were detected between the numbers of microorganisms recovered by filtration and by direct culture of the original inoculum. Most microorganisms were detected within 18 h after filtration. This system has excellent sensitivity and negligible toxicity.
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