Abstract
The 14CO2-dependent BACTEC® system for the detection of bacteria in fluid specimens was adapted for the semiquantitative bacteriologic screening of solid tissue samples from 33 burned patients. The radiometric system detected 87% of all specimens harboring >105 organisms per gram of tissue and 100% of all heavily contaminated specimens (>108 organisms per gram) within eight hours of incubation. The BACTEC radiometric system correlated well (98.1%) with conventional culture methods in the detection of all contamined samples. No false-positive result was obtained from sterile tissue specimens.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-323 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | American journal of clinical pathology |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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Martinez, O. V., Malinin, T. I., & Ward, C. G. (1980). The use of a radiometric technic for the rapid detection of contaminated tissue specimens from burned patients. American journal of clinical pathology, 74(3), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/74.3.319