Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseaseHumansBlood CultureRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsMycobacterium
Impact of delayed incubation on mycobacterial blood culture recovery with the BACTEC Myco/F Lytic system.
Emmanuel Lecorche, Typhaine Billard-Pomares, Fatma Magdoud-El Alaoui, Emmanuelle Gallois, Vincent Fihman, Amélie Carrër, Laura Djamdjian, François Camelena, Faiza Mougari, Etienne Carbonnelle, Paul-Louis Woerther
Published: 202610.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.117217
Abstract
This study assessed the impact of delayed incubation on mycobacterial blood culture accuracy. We performed an experimental study and a 5-year retrospective analysis of 1592 clinical vials categorized by preincubation time. Delayed incubation for up t…
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