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2615584

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
In a prospective analysis of 4234 significant isolates from 62,437 consecutive sets of blood cultures over an 8 year period, 79.4% were detected within 48 h. Routine examination of Gram-film smears made within 24 h of receipt of the cultures detected about half of all positive cultures. Many organisms were detected earlier on Castaneda slopes than in tryptone soya broth. Haemophilus influenzae (type b) and Neisseria spp. were usually suspected on clinical grounds, and early blind subculture was successful in 95.7% and 69% of cases respectively. Resistance to trimethoprim among Gram-negative coliforms increased significantly over the 8 year period. Production of beta-lactamase was detected in 12% of Haemophilus influenzae (type b). Unlike Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis was commonly resistant to methicillin, erythromycin, fusidic acid and gentamicin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0308-3616
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-304
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood cultures: eight years' experience of a conventional in-house system and trends in antimicrobial susceptibilities.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study