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  • Title: In vitro evaluation of three bacterial culture systems for the recovery of Escherichia coli from equine blood.
    Author: Lorenzo-Figueras M, Pusterla N, Byrne BA, Samitz EM.
    Journal: Am J Vet Res; 2006 Dec; 67(12):2025-9. PubMed ID: 17144804.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a commercial conventional blood culture system (BCS), a commercial resin-containing BCS, and a commercial lysis-centrifugation-based BCS for the recovery of Escherichia coli from equine blood samples inoculated with that organism. SAMPLE POPULATION: Samples of blood obtained from a clinically normal horse that were inoculated with E coli. PROCEDURES: Blood samples were aseptically collected and inoculated with an E coli specimen (50 CFUs/mL) that had been previously isolated from a foal with sepsis. Subsequently, samples were spiked with gentamicin at a concentration of 30 mug/mL, and 10 mL of each mixture was inoculated into 1 bottle or tube of each BCS. Samples were processed and incubated according to the manufacturer's guidelines and inoculated onto 5% sheep blood agar plates. Plated samples were examined macroscopically at regular intervals for as long as 72 hours. Detection of E coli and time to detection were recorded for each medium. RESULTS: Detection frequency of E coli was significantly greater by use of the resin-containing BCS (14/23 bottles) than that achieved by use of the conventional BCS (7/23 bottles) or the lysis-centrifugation-based BCS (0/10 tubes). Mean detection time (6 hours after plating) did not differ between the BCS with conventional medium and the BCS with resincontaining medium. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that a BCS with resin-containing medium may provide clinical benefit in the successful recovery of E coli from the blood of foals with sepsis that have been previously administered gentamicin.
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