Table 2.
Comparative Brucella spp. detection from different combinations of culture bottles, including adequately filled bottles only (n = 531), Endulen Hospital, Tanzania, 2016–2017.
| Bottle pair (Bottle A vs Bottle B) | Number of bottles in which Brucella spp. was detected | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle A only | Bottle B only | Both bottles | |
| SA1 vs SA2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SA1 vs FAP1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA1 vs CAS | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SA2 vs CAS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FAP1 vs FAP2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FAP1 vs CAS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FAP2 vs CAS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF1 vs PF2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF1 vs PFP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF1 vs CAS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF2 vs CAS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFP vs CAS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bottle type abbreviations: SA - standard aerobic media; FA - fastidious antimicrobial neutralisation media; FAP - fastidious antimicrobial neutralisation plus media; CAS - Castañeda media; PF - paediatric fastidious antimicrobial neutralisation media; PFP - paediatric fastidious antimicrobial neutralisation plus media; 1 and 2 numbering indicates the order of bottle inoculation when two identical bottle types were filled. For participants ≥25 kg, samples were initially inoculated into two SA bottles, which was later adjusted to one SA and one FAP bottle. During periods with no supply of SA bottles, two FAP bottles were inoculated. For participants <25 kg, samples were initially inoculated into two PF bottles, which was later adjusted to one PF and one PFP bottle.