Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2011
Abstract
Authors present a new microbiological method for the quantitative analysis of intravascular catheter infections using blood culture systeme. The number of bacteria present o an intravascular catheter surface was determined by the time to detection of positivity in a blood culture bottle inoculated with a suspension of bacteria shaken from the catheter surface.
In comparison to the current procedures the new method is easier, faster, and capable of detecting.